Friday, December 6, 2013

Raoghat...The land of enchantment


 Bastar has  always been associated with mystery, greenery ,nature, forests and myriad colours. The colours of nature, the tribals and their simple lives.The Raoghat hills are a very mesmerising part of Bastar with rich cultural and religious significance......
 
The enchantic Raoghat hills are at a distance of 25 kms frm Narayanpur in the Maad region.These mystical hills are home to the indegeneous people....
It houses the revered shrines of Rao Baba (Raja Rao), after whom the hills got their name., The Gods Domma Manjhi ,Usse Mudya ,Jharan Manjhi ,Budha Deo and other dieties are still believed to dwell there protecting the people.The People believe that these Gods are the guardians of Bastar and specially the Raoghat...People gather here periodically throughout the year to show their devotion.

This area is blessed with a rich natural and mineral resource, which has attracted the attention of  industrialists and politicians alike...the lush green forest cover today faces the grave threat of eradication, falling prey to the greed of the policymakers....

About 22 camps of the BSF and CRPF  are now stationed around the Raoghat hills to facilitate the Raoghat project., thus endangering the tribal sentiments and the biodiversity of the area. The tribal way of life is slowly getting disturbed by the entry of these unwanted outsiders...The forces are being housed without the consent of Gram sabhas,which is a violation of the PESA Act and schedule 5 area of the constitution...

Source - www.ravishingraoghat.blogspot.in

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