THIS IS MY FOREST… AND I AM NOT AFRAID (Kan ram tana Dan Sakei–Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023)
Kum 2006-a film lar leh enhlawh tak tihchhuah Apocalypto en tawh chuan kan hre vek awm e. Mayan civilization hun laia an lal ram tlukchhiat dawn hnaiha inthawina tura an mi man, Mesoamerican Tribesman Jaguar Paw (Rudy Youngblood) khan a ramngaw huang chhung a dai chinah khan, “This is my Forest. And I am not Afraid,” tia a forest lalram huang chhunga dam khawchhuak tura a beihna hautak tak leh, a chhungte a chhanhimna khan tun lai hun inher vel han thlir hian kha film khan rilru a luah thar riau mai.
Kan pi leh pute lo sahzau leh humhalh ram, Chawngtinleri tuallenna buannel ramdaite chu chereu chho zeli,n sihtuithiang kan dàwn zotui thianghlim vawt raih te kangchat zelin kiam lam an pan chho mek zel a. Hetih lai mek hian Central NDA kaihhruai Sawrkarin duhtawka kan pipu te sah zau ramngawte lo phîn darh chhoh theihna dan sakei, Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 chu Manipur Zohnahthlakte thlavang hauha kan buai mup mup laiin Lok Sabha-ah an lo passed fel thên ta mai hi kan ram leh hnam tana mangchhia lo thleng tur a ni si a, ngawihbopui mai a har a, mit siai khum chi lah a ni si lo.
FOREST CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023 A LO PIANG DAWN TA:
Tuna India ram puma ramngaw humhalhna dan kan neih mek Forest Conservation Act, 1980-ah hian sawrkar ram humhalh bik notified reserved forest huam chhunga ramngaw siamna ni lo, development project (non-forest purposes) chi hrang hrang kalpuina tur chuan Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) hnen aṭanga phalna (Forest Clearance) lak hmasak a ngai a ni. Forest Clearance lak a nih dawn hian ramngaw an tihchhiatna man leh ramngaw dang siam lehna man Compensatory Afforestation (CA) leh Net Present Value (NPV) te pek a ngai ṭhin a ni.
Amaherawhchu, he kan dan neih mek Forest Conservation Act, 1980 hi siam danglam turin Central sawrkar chuan Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 hi a lo duang chho ta a, Lok Sabha-ah an pass tawh a, Rajya Sabha a paltlang a la ngai thung a ni. He Bill hi North East State aṭangin dodalna nasa viau mah se, a hmaa CAB ang khan tlang ngei ngei tura rin a ni a, a kaltlang a nih chuan nakin lawkah Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2023 kan hman a ngai tawh dawn a ni. Hei mai a ni lo, a principal Act – Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 tih kha “Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980” tia thlak hmak tur a ni bawk. (Hindu ni lo tan lam a har vangin sawiseltu an tam hle).
FOREST CONSERVATION (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 THILTUM BULPUI:
He dan bung leh chánga langsar ber, sawi hlawh ber leh NE States ten kan ngaimawh ber chu International Boundary emaw, Line of Control (LOC) aṭanga Km 100 huamchhunga Sawrkarin National Security (ram venhimna) tura hmalakna project a kalpui dawn chuan Forest Clearance hi neih a ngai tawh dawn lo tihna a ni. Hei bakah hian Railways kam leh Motor kawngpui (highways) kan ramngawte leh mimal thingpun (private tree plantation) te pawh an tihchhiat dawn leh zauh (extend) dawn chuan Forest Clearance hi dil a ngai tawh dawn lo tihna a ni a, duh tawkin kan rawmngawte an lo phîn darh chho dawn tihna a ni.
He dan siamna chhan dang pakhat chu Ramngaw humhalh chungchanga Supreme Court thuthlukna (Judgement) pawimawh tak, Godavarman Thirumulpad -vrs- Union of India & Ors, December 12, 1996-a pass tawh sut ṭhiahna tur a ni bawk. He Supreme Court Judgment pawimawh takah hian Forest ram chu reserved forest chauh ni lovin Dictionary-in forest a hrilhfiah ang te a huam vek tiin thuthlukna a lo siam tawh vang a ni.
He dan an lo passed chhohna chhan nia lang pakhat chu Mizoram leh hmarchhak state danga Road/Highways Project an kalpui hian a hringchhuak ti ila kan sawisual lo ang. He’ng Road Projects, Mizoram leh NE State danga NHIDCL leh NHAI ten an kalpui mékah hian Road side-ah ramngaw zau tak tak a inpharh vangin Forest Clearance dil zel a ngai si a, hei hi project timuangtuah an ngai ber a. Chuvangin hnawksak an ti hle ti ila kan sawisual awm lo e.
KM 100 HIAN MIZORAM PUM A HUAM DAWN EM?
Mizoram state zîm té hi international boundary kan neih Myanmar leh Bangladesh aṭangin boruakah han teh ila, kan ram pum mai hi international boundary aṭanga Km 100 huanga khung luh theih niin a lang. Hetiang a nih chuan Central sawrkar chuan national security project-ah chuan duhtawkin kan ramngawte a lo leng darh thei dawn tihna a ni. He dan thar hi keini Mizoram mai ni lo, North East State dangte tan hian dan sakei a ni bawk a, international boundary nei vek kan nih vang hian Km 100-in a huam loh chin chu zîm té a ni. NE State dangte pawh hian an dodal nasa hle bawk.
Kan hriat angin NE state chu ramngaw ngah state te kan ni a, Forest cover hi kan nei zau hlawm hle. International border aṭanga Km 100 huam chinah hian Mizoram hian 85% forest cover kan nei a, Arunachal Pradesh 79%, Meghalaya 76%, Manipur 74%, Nagaland 74%, Tripura 74% bakah Sikkim 47% te kan nei. He dan hi thar hi han lekkawh chho tak tak se, NE State tan hian a manganthlak hle dawn a ni.
KAN HMABAK THIM TAK HI:
Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2023 hi an pass a nih chuan kan ramngaw chereu tur leh kan luipui luang kangchat zelte hi a nasa zual zel dawn a. Kum tin khaw lum zual zel kan manganpui em em tawh lai hian, he dan hmanga kan ramngaw an han suasam chho tur hi a lungngaihthlak hle a ni.
Kan ram chhunga Highways project kal mek NH-54 Aizawl to Tuipang, NH-6 Seling to Champhai, NH 302 Lunglei to Tlabung, NH 102B Keifang to Tuivai ah te hian duhna hmun hmuna construction company ten Leivung an paih vanga harsatna thleng te, kan lui tè leh lui lian thlenga leivungin a chhilh ruih ruih kan manganpui em em tawh laia dan sakei min han barh lui leh tur hi chu a lungngaihthlak zual hle a ni.
Forest leh Environmental Laws te hi hmasawnna dâltu nia ngai tam tak an awm mek bawk. Dan hmasa Forest Conservation Act, 1980 kan neih mék lai hian hmasawnna hi a kal reng tho a. Danin a phût ang pumpelh duh lutuk vang leh project aṭanga hlawkna duh vanga hnawhsarum taka thawk bawrh bawrh tawk lah bo lo. Kan nunna bulpui ber ka lui tui luang te, boruak ṭha min petu kan ramngawte chereu vek khawp hian hmasawnna hian min vûr se, kan nunna chân si ila eng nge kan tan sàwt ang?
Kan ramngaw chereu tur ngaihtuaha kan indawm kun mék laiin kan hnam nunphung leh sakhua sâwi danglam dawrh thei, Uniform Civil Code (UCC) chu an han chhawpchhuak leh rup mai bawk a. Jammu & Kashmir inhumhimna Article 370 hnehsawh taka ṭhiattute tan hian Mizote inhumhimna special provision Article 371G hi ṭhiah a harsa lo khawp ang. A tahtawlin zawi muang hian kan hnam leh sakhua innghahna lungphum hi min chhut chimsak zel dawn ni berin a lang a, thlasik anga khél lovin Hindu lal ram hi a lo piang chhuak ngeiin a rinawm.
RAM LO THLENG TUR?
Mi hlim leh zawlnei ni ve lo mah ila, kan hma hun ram lo thleng tur hi ngaihtuahna luahtu pakhat a ni. Hnam bil thinrimna vanga buaina irhchhuak hi khawvel buaina thlentu bulpui ber a ni. He kan awmna planet-ah hian hnam hrang hrangte hian kan survive-na tur kan ngaihtuah ṭheuh a, tu hnam mah hian inchîmral hi kan duh lo.
He Zo hnam tlem te, khawvel ram dang nei miah lotute pawh hian kan sakhua, kan culture leh chenna ram suasam hi eng tikah mah kan phal dawn lo a, hetianga kan duh loh thil min barh lui zel dawn a nih chuan an cho a, an rîm a, an rîm thlu ta tih hun hi thleng ve thei reng a ni. Ralmuang ber state tiin inchhál mah ila, nun hlàna hnam chhan ngamna hi kan thisen hian a ṭhan hnan tlat vang hian, kan thinrim a irhchhuah hun hi thleng lo hram se tih hi kan sakhaw hruaitute ṭawngtaina hla a la ni fan zawk a nih hi.
Kum 100 liam kal ta aṭang tawh khan he hnam tlem te, ui hûm zat lek te hi kan ram ṭhenawm mi lem bia, hnam tlimpui te hual khup karah chîmrala awm lo tura tun din kan ni. Tuipui ral aṭanga chanchinṭha lo thleng tur hrilhlawktuten he ram hma hun hi ‘Relfeltu A awm’ tia an lo hrilh lawk, ‘relfel hun’ hi a lo herchhuak lo ang tih sawi a har ta hle. Kan ram leh hnam tan eng dan sakei pawh lo chhawpchhuakin min lo rap bet mah se, min hualhimtu chakna hmachhuanin he ram leh hnam hi a boral ngai lo ang a, a ding chhuak tho ang tih hi kan innghahna tur a ni.
ENGTIN NGE NI TA ANG LE?
Forest Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2013 kan sawi apianga kan rilrua lo lang chu engtin nge kan lo hmachhawn ang a, engtin nge kan lo do let ang tih hi a ni. Kan ram hruaitute leh kan sawrkar hian mutmawh hnarmawha neiin kan ram leh hnam tan hmachhawp an nei tawh em? Schedule Tribes te humhimna bang a su chhia em? Mizoram Forest Act, 1955 kan neih hmangte hian kan lo do let thei ang em? Article 371G hmangin kan inhumhim thei ang em? Nge lawm taka lo welcome zawkin CAB ang khan Lok Sabha-ah kan passed-pui leh zawk?
‘Kan Zo tlang ramnuam chhawrpial run i iang e’ kan tih mék lai hian he Mizo hnam hian kan pi leh pu te lo sahzau leh humhalh kan buannel ramdâi leh luitui luang ri heuh heuh te humhim tur hian thuneihna kan nei ta lo chu a nih mek hi! Kan buannel ramdai te chereu zelin, kan luitui thianghlimte kangchata bawlhhlawh hnawlin a hnawh khah hunah leh, kan luia sanghate an thih mang hunah chuan hmasawnna hmachhuana kan sum leh pai hai luhte hi kan chhâwlhal dangchar tih hnawnna turin ṭangkaina an neih lohzia kan hria ang.
Khawvel hmasawnna leh hnam lian zawk te chimral tawh Cree Indian thufing hian hnu han khar ta ila, “Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money” tia Environment Hlado an lo chham rilzia leh thûkzia hi khawvel hmasawnna hian a takin a tawng chho mék a ni. Mesoamerican Tribesman ten “This is my Forest. And I am not Afraid” ti dap dapa an ramngaw an survive-pui lai hian, keini Mizo Tribe te hi kan Survive zo ve ang em?
Kan hnam nunna nena inzawm kan ramngaw leh lui tui luang, kan ram chhung ngeia hnar neia lo luangchhuakte hi dîm baksak lova an lo suasam a, an lo phîn darh hunah chuan hmasawnna vanga kan sum thawhchhuah hmang hian Tui thianghlim lei tur kan inchuh tawh ang a, khaw lum lutuk hnuaiah air condition tel loa zan mu kan chhin theih loh hun a lo inher chhuak thuai ang. Chumi hunah chuan Zo tuithiang vawt raih leh Zo thlifim thaw heuh heuh ngaiin kan rûm vawng vawng tawh ang. He hun lungngaihthlak lo thleng tur hi keini generation hian tawng lo mah ila, kan tuchhuanten thlasik anga khel lovin an lo rûmpui tawh ang.
- Lalnunmawia Pachuau