Lok Sabha had set up a committee to revise the Indian forest Act 1927 and the Conservation Act 1980. The committee reportedly finalised the draft bill which was expected to come up in the winter session of the Parliament in 1998 whereas no further action was taken. The committee of the secretaries reportedly finalised a Rehabilitation Policy for developmental project displaced and affected persons. In 1994 NGO's and tribal groups had got hold of the draft rehabilitation policy and through discussion among more than 1500 NGO's and tens of thousands of tribals and displaced persons People's Alternative to Forest Bill was produced. This document was considered crucial to the tribals.
Forests are their homes and all the culture and traditions and songs centred around the forest.
The Adivasis should be allowed to live peacefully in the forest and the forest is better preserved because they know that the forest are the source of livelihood. The existence of tribals is linked with the forest and now the forest have become saleable commodity. Apart from destruction caused by forest department of the Government dams and other projects have added to further destruction.