Bhopal, June 29 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav today ordered the transfer of a Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Sehore district, after Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan met the CM with a group of tribals who complained that the Forest Department demolished their hutments on June 23, despite the ongoing monsoon season.
The demolition of around 50 kutcha houses and huts inhabited by tribals was carried out by bulldozers and JCB machines in the Khivni Forest Sanctuary in Dewas district, citing encroachment in the forest sanctuary area.
The action was taken amidst the ongoing rainy season, rendering the tribals and their kids homeless.
The area comes under the jurisdiction of the Sehore Forest Division.
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