RESEVED FOREST BIHCHIANNA

Mizoram District (Forest) Act 1955 (Section 14 leh Section 21) tlawh chhanin Dt 28.01.1965 khan Assam Gazette Notification ti chhuakin Council reserved Forest hmun hnihah puan a ni a. Pakhat chu Mizorama Lui 16- te , lui lai tak atanga teh a a kam tawn tawn mel chanve (800 metres) a zau Reserved Forest atan a puang a, chu chu Riverine Reserved Forsest ti a kan lo hriat thin kha a ni. Chung lui te chu : a) Tlawng, b) Tut c) Teirei d) Langkaih e) Chemlui f) Serlui g) Tuivai h)Tuivawl i) Tuirini j) Tuirial k) Tuiruang l) Khawthlang tuipui m) Tuichang n) kau o) De p) Phairuang, A pakhat dang leh chu Aijal – Silchar Road via Sairang, Motor kawngpui dung , a sir tawn tawn 100 feet pawn lam, mel chanve (800 meters) a zau chu Reserved Forest atan a puang tel bawk a, chu chu Roadside Reserved Forest ti a kan hriat hi a ni.

RESERVED FOREST HI DAN ANG TAKA PUAN A NI EM?

Reserved Area puan a nih dawnin danin a phut angin thil tih ngei ngei tur a awm a, The Mizoram District (Forest) Act 1955 (Section 15,16,17,18,19,20) ah te hian Reserve Area puan dan tur chiang takin a tarlang a. A hmasa berin mipuiah hriattirna (Preliminary Notification) an chhuah phawt tur a ni. Chumi hnuah uluk takin survey an nei tur a ni a, survey ah hian reserved area zau zawng tur te, a ramri te an siam fel vek tur a ni. Tin, Reserved Forset Area ah mihring cheng an awm leh awm loh te, khua engzat nge awm, huan leh ram nei engzat nge awm tih te record fel taka ziakin Council Committee-ah an thehlut tur a ni. Ni 120 chhung harsatna nei te leh complain duh tan hun an hawng bawk tur a ni. Complain nei te tana thu thlenna tur leh thubuai ngaihtuah turin Forest Tribunal an din bawk tur a ni. Hetah hian Reserve Area atana sawrkar in ruahmanna a lo siam chu a duhlo te tan pawh Appeal-na hun hawn bawk tur a ni. Tichuan heng tih tur zawng zawngte hi an tih zawh vek hnuah chauh Final Notification hi an chhuah tur a ni.

Dan tlawhchhana Reserved Area an puan hian danin tih tura a phut hrang hrangte hi pakhatmah an zawm lo ani. Dan an zawm loh langsar zualte han tarlang ila :

i) Reserved Area puan anih tur thu hi Official Bulletin ‘Zoram hriattirna’ kaltlangin mipuiah puanzarna an nei lo. He Council Reserved Forest hi Preliminary Notification awm lovin Final Notification an chhuah tawp niin alang. Mipuite hriattirna tur hian Tlangau hmang pawh a puanzar a ni lo bawk.

ii) Reserved Area an puan dawn hian Survey an nei lo hrim hrim bawk. Aijal – Silchar Road kawngpui dungah hian reserve area an puan hma kum tamtak kal ta ah henglai hmunah hian khua engemaw zat a lo awm tawh, chung khua te chu survey mumal awm lovin reserve area atan an puan hnan hmiah a ni. Khawi khua mah sawn chhuah an neilo bawk.

iii) Reserve area chhunga cheng mipuite ngaihdan leh remtihna pakhatmah an la lova, claims & objection period pawh an siam lo bawk.

iv) Tin, chu bakah Assam Forest Regulation Act 1891, Section 17 leh Indian Forest Act 1927, Section 20 te hi Forest Reserve puanna tur a dan an tlawhchhan thin te an ni a, hemi hnuaiah hian reserve forest an puang thin. Assam sawrkar hnuaia Mizoram chhunga reserve area an puan hian heng forest dan tlawhchhan hian an puang lo bawk. Chuvangchuan he Reserved Forest Notification hi pawm theih a ni lo.

A ram mipui ten reserve area an puang dawn a ni tih pawh hre miah lovin kan ram chhungah Assam sawrkar in Reserve Area min puan sak a. A ram leilung awm dan pawh zirchiang hmasas lovin he reserve hi an puang bawk a. Chuvang chuan The Mizoram District (Forest) Act 1955 Section 14 & 21 tlawhchhana Reserved Forest Notification 1965 hi legally & physically in pawm theih a ni lo. Dan an zawm lohna hrang hrang kan tarlan te hi Notification cancel tur a point tling vek an ni.

ROADSIDE RESERVED FOREST (97.20 Sq.km)

Roadside Reserved Forest hi kan chian lehzual nan chipchiar deuh hlekin han sawi ta ila a tha awm e. Assam sawrkar hnuaia Reserved Forest an lo puan hi UT leh State kan nih hnuah pawh kan la chhawm chho zel a. Adaptation of Laws –(Allocation of Bussiness Rules-Eight Schedule, Sl.no 5 ) ah he Reserved Forest hi a ngai anga lakluh / sengluh a ni. He Reserved Forest hian an puan atangin a kum 59-na a hmang mek a ni. Reserved Forest te hi a nih ang ang hian hun rei tak chhung kan lo en liam mai mai tawh a, sawrkar ang pawhin siam that tumna hi a awm em em lo niin a lang. Amahreawhchu, lui dung humhalhna dan – Riverine Reserved Forest bik hi nikum mai khan ennawn a siam that a ni. The Mizoram (Protection of Rivers) Act 2023 chu Dt. 18th Sept. 2023 khan Gazette Notification pawh chhuah a ni tawh nghe nghe. Mizoram chhung a kan lui te humhalhna tur a dan mumal tak a awm ta hi a lawmawmin, kan hmalam hun atan pawh thil tul leh pawimah tak niin a hriat. Hetiang chiah hian kawngpui kam a rawmngaw humhalh na dan- Roadside Reserved Forest pawh hi ennawn ngei ngei tur a ni.

Roadside Reserved Forest hian khawi chin nge a huam : Tun hma atangin Dak In (Post Office) hi khaw kar hlat zawng – Mel zat chhiar tan nan an lo hmang thin a, chuti a nih chuan Aijal – Silchar Road via Sairang hi tuna Aizawl Dak Inpui Treasury Square atanga intan hi a ni dawn tihna a nih chu. Hemi kawng hi Aizawl hmar lamah pheiin Bawngkawn – Durtlang road lamah a kal a, tlang kawng lam zawh zelin Kawnpui daia tuna Sairang road ah hian a chhuak thla a, chuta tanga kal zelin he kawng hian Silchar a pawh thla ta a ni. Roadside Reserved Forest hian Aijal – Silchar inkar motor kawngpui sir tawn tawn, 100 feet pawn lam ( 100 feet hi road reserved a ni) atanga teh a Mel chanve ( 800 metres) a zau hi a huam a ni. A zau zawng teh dan turah pawh hian boruak mel / sava thlawk anga ngil taka teh tur a ni. He Reserved chhungah hian Aizawl Dak Inpui atanga hmar lama Aizawl veng hrang hrang 800 metres chhung a mi chu a huam tel vek a ni. Thil mak deuh chu Roadside Reserved Area ah Sairang an telh tlat mai hi a ni. Khatih hunlaia Aijal – Silchar Road an tih chu tlang kawng lamah ( Durtlang, Sihphir, Lungdai,Serkhan, Zanlawn,Kawnpui) vek a kal a, Sairang kawng hi a la awm lo hrim hrim. Tuna Sairang kawng (NH 54) hi chu 1980 chho vela an upgrade chauh kha a ni, khatih hunlai khan Sairang hi Aijal – Silchar Road hian a paltlang lo, location hran daih a ni. Chuvang chuan Reserved Notification ah ‘ via Sairang ‘ tih an telh hian Survey awm lovin an puang tawp tih a tichiang hle.

Reserved chhung (Effected Area) a khua awmte : Roadside Reserved Forest chhungah hian khua leh veng engemawzat a awm a, chung khua te chu Reserved Notification chhuah hma leh chhuah hnua din te an ni hlawm. Hriattheih chinah Notification chhuah hmaa khua lo awm tawhte han tarlang ila,( khaw din kum hi tihsual palh a awm mai thei a, min lo ngaidam ula). Aizawl(1890), Durtlang(1892), Sihphir(1910), Lungdai(?), Serkhan(1908), Zanlawn(1946), Kawnpui(1879), Bualpui(1850), Thingdawl(1907), Kolasib(1869), Rengtekawn(1909), Bilkhawthlir(1904), Vairengte(1904).

Kum 1965–a Reserved Area an puan lai khan heng khua ah te hian mihring engemawzat an lo inbengbel tawh a ni. A mi chengte remtihna emaw hriattirna emaw pawh awm lovin Assam Sawrkar khan heng khuate hi Reserved Area atan a puan hnan hmiah mai a ni. Hei hi ram mipuite min zahlohna lian tak a ni a, pawm zam ngawt theih a ni lo. Tin, India Danpui hnuaiah Mizoram chu Sixth Schedule hmanga humhalh tlat kan ni a, kan eizawnna leh culture thlenga nghawng thei a ni tih hrereng chunga Reserved Area min puan hnan hi khua leh tuite rahbehna a ni bawk.

ROADSIDE RESERVED FOREST HI NEIH CHHUNZAWM ZEL CHI A NI EM ?

District Council hunlaia Reserved Forest an puanna chhan ber chu chhiah (Revenue source) an duh vang niin mi thenkhat chinchang hre deuh chuan an sawi. Khatih hunlai khan District Council khan sum hmuhna a nei tam lova, District inrelbawl nan sum a ngai ve bawk si a, Reserved Forest atanga chhiah tlem tlem rawn lut tur beiseina avangin Assam Sawrkar khan Reserved a puan sak ta mai niin an sawi bawk. Khatih laia Reserved an puanna rilru (Spirit) kha Ramngaw / Environment humhalh duhna ngawr ngawr ai mahin sum mamawhna avang zawk a nih hmel. He thil hi a proof na awm chiah lo mahse, Reserved Notification an chhuah dan atanga han thlir vang vang hian a dik mai awm mange a tih theih.

Tun dinhmunah Aijal – Silchar Road via Sairang a Roadside Reserved Forest hi Reserved Forest anga cheibawl emaw Reserved Area anga la neih chhunzawm zel chi a ni tawh lo. Kan hriat theuh angin ram a lo changkang a mihring kan lo pung ve zel bawk a, in leh lo huan lo ram kan mamawh nasa tual tual a, chutih laia Reserved Forest lo la neih tum phet hian awmzia a nei tawh lo. Heng Reserved hmun te hi tunah chuan chenna hmun (residential area) leh huan ram atan a zavai deuh thaw mai hian a chang zo tawh. Chuvang chuan Reserved Area atana neih chhunzawm hi a tiha tihchi rual a ni tawh lo.

Roadside Reserved Forest hi Dan angin la awm zel se kan ti a nih chuan hengte hi Sawrkarin a tih ngei ngei a ngai ang : i) A hmasa berin Aizawl-Silchar Road a khua /veng awm zawng zawngte hi Sawrkar in Eviction Notice pe in a sawn chhuah vek a ngai ang. ii) Khaw thar dinna tur Sawrkar in a ngaihtuahsak a ngai ang. iii) Reserved Area chhunga in hmun leh huan Pass/Permit nei zawng zawngte hi Sawrkar in a Cancel sak vek a ngai ang. iv) Reserved Area atanga a sawn chhuahte inbengbelna tur sum tam tak Sawrkar in a pek a ngai ang. v) Mi tam tak insawn chhuak duhlo an awm ngei anga, buaina nasa tak chhuakin Sawrkar in Force hial a rawih a ngai ngei ang.

Heng point tlemte kan han tarlan atang ringawt pawh hian Reserved Forest hi a nihna anga cheibawl leh enkawl chhunzawm zel theih a ni lo tih a hriat mai awm e. Tin, chubakah Reserved Area chhungah hian Sawrkar Office pawimawh tak tak, Schools, Hospitals, Khelmual, Thlanmual leh mipui vantlang hmun te a awm thluah a, chungte chu thiah leh senghawi vek a ngai bawk ang. Aizawl Dak Inpui hmarlam atanga Vairengte inkara cheng mipuite chu kan phek buai mup mup dawn tihna a ni. Chutih hunah chuan mi tam tak chu Forest Reserved chhungah kan lo awm reng a ni tih hriain an harhchhuak chauh ang. Heng thil hi a thlen loh nan Roadside Reserved Forest hi awm zel se tha kan ti em tih hi mipuite hian ngaihtuahna kan sen a ngai a ni. A hunlaia thil tha tak ni a lang, mahse tun huna kan tana tangkai tawh lo leh hnawksak mai ni ta hi kan dah bo a hun tawh takzet a ni. Ram mipuite hi kan thanharh a ngai, a hunlaia thil kan ngaihtuah peih lohna rah hi nakin zelah kan la seng thei tih hi hria ila a tha khawp mai.

- James Vanlalringa, Vairengte