Rehabilitation Within Buxa Tiger Reserve: A Case Study

Man-environment relationship is interdependent. From the beginning of our civilization we can see the coexistence of human habitation and wildlife at the same place. But with the passing time the relationship become an issue of conflict between human and wildlife coexistence. Present study is conducted in the Jayanti village in the core area of Buxa Tiger Reserve that deals with the preference of wild animals over human existence. The village is now considered for rehabilitation as it is under the core area of BTR. BTR is declared as tiger reserve from the year 1983 and the village is come under the core area of BTR since then. But the habitation was existed there for more than 80 years as there was dolomite mine and also rail communication since 1957. Now it is the issue of the present inhabitants who lived there from their ancestors that they have to rehabilitate and have to settle in a new place. Now, here the conflict comes as a preference of nature over human existence. Environmental impact on them in both ways physical as well as social is interpreted here.