Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Nov 10 (PTI) Tribals from various villages in Saranda forest area of Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district have threatened to block key rail and road routes on November 16 to protest against the proposed move to declare the region a wildlife sanctuary, members of a newly formed tribal outfit said on Monday.

The outfit — Kolhan, Porahat, Saranda Bachao Samity — said the blockade would target "strategic locations" to halt the transport of mineral ores from Saranda and Porahat to other parts of the country.

"We will stage this economic blockade by disrupting movement of rail and road routes strategically to stop movement of mineral ores from the Saranda and Porahat region to other parts of the country," samity secretary Budhram Laguri said.

"It would be a day-long prote

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