MoEF
national parks sanctuaries 2014
national parks sanctuaries 2014
MoEF sets deadline to declare eco sensitive zones around national parks, sanctuaries
A decade after the National Board for Wildlife envisaged
declaring areas within 10 km of the boundary of national parks and sanctuaries as eco-sensitive zones, the
Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given one last opportunity to all the States to
submit site-specific proposals by February 15.
As per the guidelines, commercial mining, setting up of industries causing pollution, commercial use of firewood, establishment of all hydroelectric projects, use or production of any hazardous substances, tourism activities like flying over the national park area by any aircraft or hot-air balloons and discharge of effluents and solid waste in natural water bodies or terrestrial area are prohibited.
As per the guidelines, commercial mining, setting up of industries causing pollution, commercial use of firewood, establishment of all hydroelectric projects, use or production of any hazardous substances, tourism activities like flying over the national park area by any aircraft or hot-air balloons and discharge of effluents and solid waste in natural water bodies or terrestrial area are prohibited.
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