Oran Land

I M BU THE INSTIGATOR May 02, 2023

from around 40 villages of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan have walked 225 kilometers to protect community-conserved sacred spaces known as ‘orans’.

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◾️Currently, the biodiversity hotspots are classified as wastelands.

◾️The current categorization is causing a loss of biodiversity and is affecting the livelihood of the locals in the area, as huge chunks of land are being allotted for setting up solar plants.

◾️Thus need to recategorize the area as ‘oran land’.

◾️The orans are among the last natural habitats of the great Indian bustard.

◾️The open stretch of land, which receives long hours of sunlight and brisk winds, has become a hub of green energy with windmills and solar photovoltaic dotting.

◾️There are other orans like Mokla, Salkha, Kemde, which also spread across several hectares but are listed as wastelands.

◾️These orans are hotspots of biodiversity with trees and flowers like rohida, bordi, kumbhat, and desi babool in large numbers.

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