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'''Abujmarh''' is a hilly forest area, spread over {{convert|4000|km2}} in [[Chhattisgarh]], covering [[Narayanpur district]], [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]] and [[Dantewada district]]. It is home to indigenous [[tribes of India]], including [[Gond people|Gond]], [[Muria people|Muria]], Abuj Maria, and Halbaas. It was only in 2009 that the [[Government of Chhattisgarh]] lifted the restriction on the entry of common people in the area imposed in the early 1980s. Geographically isolated and largely inaccessible, the area continues to show no physical presence of the civil administration, and is also known as "liberated-zone" as it is an alleged hub of [[Naxalite-Maoist insurgency]], the banned [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] and its military wing, People's Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), who run a parallel government in the area.<ref name=expambush>{{cite news |title=Maoists butcher|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/maoists-butcher/601245/0|quote=the so-called liberated zone, including the Abujmarh hills... |newspaper=Indian Express |date=7 April 2010 |accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=teh/> | '''Abujmarh''' is a hilly forest area, spread over {{convert|4000|km2}} in [[Chhattisgarh]], covering [[Narayanpur district]], [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]] and [[Dantewada district]]. It is home to indigenous [[tribes of India]], including [[Gond people|Gond]], [[Muria people|Muria]], Abuj Maria, and Halbaas. It was only in 2009 that the [[Government of Chhattisgarh]] lifted the restriction on the entry of common people in the area imposed in the early 1980s. Geographically isolated and largely inaccessible, the area continues to show no physical presence of the civil administration, and is also known as "liberated-zone" as it is an alleged hub of [[Naxalite-Maoist insurgency]], the banned [[Communist Party of India (Maoist)]] and its military wing, People's Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA), who run a parallel government in the area.<ref name=expambush>{{cite news |title=Maoists butcher|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/maoists-butcher/601245/0|quote=the so-called liberated zone, including the Abujmarh hills... |newspaper=Indian Express |date=7 April 2010 |accessdate=2 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=teh/> | ||
In 2007 the area was proposed as a [[Biosphere reserves of India#Potential sites | In 2007 the area was proposed as a [[Biosphere reserves of India#Potential sites|biosphere reserve]] by [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment and Forests]], Government of India. | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
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This area of dense forest, mountains, and several rivers is spread over {{convert|4000|km2}}, an area larger than the state of [[Goa]]. Known for its rich in mineral deposits, it covers the [[Narayanpur district]], [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]] and [[Dantewada district]] of Chhattisgarh state and is close to the borders of neighbouring [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]] states. The [[Indravati River|Indravati river]], which originates from Orissa, and is a tributary of the [[Godavari River]], separates the area from Bastar.<ref name=teh/><ref name=exp09>{{cite news |title=30 years on, curbs on entry to tribal heartland lifted|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/30-years-on-curbs-on-entry-to-tribal-heartland-lifted/474034/0|newspaper=Indian Express |date=10 June 2009|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=ndtv>{{cite news |title=Army training hub in Maoist stronghold|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/army-training-hub-in-maoist-stronghold-81897 |newspaper=NDTV |date=27 January 2011 |accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref> Even today, most of tribal villages in the area remain inaccessible for six months in a year.<ref name=hin12>{{cite news |title=A "learning experience" for Pranab at Narayanpur |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/a-learning-experience-for-pranab-at-narayanpur/article4075088.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=8 November 2012 |accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref> | This area of dense forest, mountains, and several rivers is spread over {{convert|4000|km2}}, an area larger than the state of [[Goa]]. Known for its rich in mineral deposits, it covers the [[Narayanpur district]], [[Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh|Bijapur district]] and [[Dantewada district]] of Chhattisgarh state and is close to the borders of neighbouring [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Maharashtra]] states. The [[Indravati River|Indravati river]], which originates from Orissa, and is a tributary of the [[Godavari River]], separates the area from Bastar.<ref name=teh/><ref name=exp09>{{cite news |title=30 years on, curbs on entry to tribal heartland lifted|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/30-years-on-curbs-on-entry-to-tribal-heartland-lifted/474034/0|newspaper=Indian Express |date=10 June 2009|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref><ref name=ndtv>{{cite news |title=Army training hub in Maoist stronghold|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/army-training-hub-in-maoist-stronghold-81897 |newspaper=NDTV |date=27 January 2011 |accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref> Even today, most of tribal villages in the area remain inaccessible for six months in a year.<ref name=hin12>{{cite news |title=A "learning experience" for Pranab at Narayanpur |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/a-learning-experience-for-pranab-at-narayanpur/article4075088.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=8 November 2012 |accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref> | ||
In 2008, [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment and Forests]], Government of India proposed to designate Abujmarh as a [[Biosphere reserves of India#Potential sites | In 2008, [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment and Forests]], Government of India proposed to designate Abujmarh as a [[Biosphere reserves of India#Potential sites|biosphere reserve]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Status of Bioshpere reserves in India |url=http://envfor.nic.in/news/janmar08/environews_jan_mar08.pdf |date=January–March 2008 |page=9 |publisher=ENVIRO NEWS, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Vol. 14 |accessdate=1 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120033254/http://envfor.nic.in/news/janmar08/environews_jan_mar08.pdf |archivedate=20 January 2013 }}</ref> | ||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||