Manipur, Sept. 24 -- The Centre for Research and Advocacy maintained that the villagers of Andro are apprehensive that the conversion of the park into public private partnership (PPP) model will deprive the villagers of the water source and access to their traditional forest area for livelihood.

The Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur (CRA) has urged the Tourism Corporation of Manipur to revoke the tender notification for privatising Andro Santhei Natural Park and to stop all efforts to privatise community areas.

CRA in a release expressed distress with the government's move to privatise the Santhei Natural Park, which has been managed by the villagers of Andro in their community forest at Nongmaiching hills in a traditional and n...