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Vantangiyas, who have been inhabiting 'forest villages' across Gorakhpur and Maharajganj districts of UP for long, are still not allowed to own land, depriving them of rights accorded by Forest Rights Act.
Even though the forest villages in Maharajganj district have seen agricultural activity for the last 100 years, farm land has not yet been consolidated, impeding efforts to fence it properly.
Even though the forested villages in Maharajganj district have seen agricultural activity for the last 100 years, farm land has not yet been consolidated, impeding efforts to fence it properly.