Since the historic Forest Rights Act was passed in 2006, many villages across India have claimed forest land that was rightfully theirs. Pachgaon was the first village in the Chandrapur district of Maharashtra whose claim to Community Forest Rights (CFR) was recognised and title was given in the year 2012. According to the people of Pachgaon, conservation of forest and its resources started only after the village got community rights over the forest. Since 2012, the village of Pachgaon has done commendable work in the management and conservation of its forest and the wildlife within it following the footsteps of villages like Mendha Lekha in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.