The paper enumerates plants used by the Van Gujjars inhabiting the Pathri forest, District Haridwar Uttarakhand are a tribal community of Pathri forest. About 200 families of the Gujjars are lived in the forest. They are a pastord and nomadic muslim tribe. The pastralism of the Van Gujjars is based on their herd of buffaloes. The Economy of Van Gujjars is in shambles. The main source of their income is selling milk and ghee. They also use the forest plants for their uses.
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Singh, S., 2010. Socio-economic aspects of the Van Gujjars -A tribal community of Pathri forest of Uttarakhand. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 17(1), pp.45-48. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-9TM0A0
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