• The Kamar tribal community holds Community Forest Resource (CFR) rights
  • Pools own funds and labour every year to construct a temporary causeway across the Kajal River (Dhamtari district) to transport forest produce to markets
  • Highlights community resilience but also governance failure in providing permanent rural infrastructure to tribal regions

UPSC Angle

  • GS2: Tribal welfare, governance gaps, FRA implementation
  • GS3: Forest rights, livelihood

Sources: Down to Earth, CSE