Barmer/Jaisalmer, Sept. 27 -- A massive "Jan Aakrosh Rally" was held in Jaisalmer on Friday demanding protection of "Oran" and "Gochar" lands, revered as sacred spaces and vital grazing grounds for livestock. The rally, led by saints and local leaders, started from Gadisar and culminated at the district collectorate, where it turned into a large public meeting. Villagers, farmers, women and youth from across the district joined the peaceful march, chanting slogans such as "Save Oran, Save Gochar." Saints including Guru Gorakhnath, along with seers from Khayala Math and Baleta Dham, spearheaded the procession. Sheo MLA Ravindra Singh Bhati also joined the protest. Addressing the protest, Bhati warned, "If Oran and Gochar lands are not protected, our cattle will have no place to graze in the future. This is not just about land, it is about our culture and existence." Environmental activist Parth Jagani described Orans as "our natural national parks," adding that several in Jaisalmer are 800-1000 years old. "Children learn about national parks in textbooks, but our Orans are living examples of heritage and biodiversity," he said. A delegation including former Maharawal Chaitanya Raj Singh, Pokaran MLA Mahant Pratappuri Maharaj, Jaisalmer MLA Chhotu Singh Bhati, Guru Gorakhnath, and district chief Pratap Singh later met the district collector to submit a memorandum. Their demands included officially recording Oran and Gochar lands in revenue documents and ensuring that these lands are not allotted to private companies. The rally came amid a continuing indefinite sit-in by environmental activists in Jaisalmer, which entered its tenth day. Protesters have also begun boycotting government service camps, with residents of more than a dozen villages refusing to attend the Gramin Seva Shivirs organized in their areas. Environmental activist Sumer Singh Sanwta alleged that the administration is deliberately avoiding inclusion of Orans in revenue records under pressure from private companies. He cautioned that neglecting these lands could endanger Jaisalmer's ecological balance. Protesters have presented a charter of demands including: registration of rivers, streams, catchment zones and khadin fields into official records; recognition of heritage sites such as chhatris, memorial stones (paliyas and devalis), lotias, inscriptions and pathiyals; expansion of village abadi (residential land); allocation of grazing lands in villages lacking them based on livestock ratio; and ensuring access routes to villages, Orans, Gochars, wells, ponds, temples and cremation grounds....