Tribals living in Chhattisgarh's Kanger Valley National Park in Bastar have taken an oath to give up hunting in the forest and to safeguard biodiversity and maintain the food chain.
This followed the announcement by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday awarding the Community Forest Resource Right (CFRR) during his Bhent Mulaqat programme.
An official communiqué said more than 120 tribals of Gudiapadar took a pledge not to hunt animals in the national park.
They surrendered their bows and arrows to the deity in their place of worship Devgudi and decided not to disturb the eco-system in the park.
This will not only protect the eco-system but promote nature tourism in the area, the communication said.
Chhattisgarh has become the second state after Odisha to accord the Community Forest Resource Right (CFRR) to forest dwellers and taken their support to save the jungles.
The conserved area of the Kanger Valley National Park hosts around 120 tribal families of Gond community who live there in 29 hutments, the communication said.
