BENGALURU: City environmentalists are all set to challenge the new recommendation of a central govt committee to enormously shrink the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) round Bannerghatta National Park (BNP).
Environmentalist Vijay Nishanth, who has been campaigning for the security of BNP, stated they will be coming near the apex court before the final notification on the revised ESZ is issued.
“BNP is already under super drive due to human actions, together with unlawful quarrying, encroachments, street development works, etc. Reducing the buffer zone will likely be adverse to the wooded area and flora and fauna. It may also building up cases of human-wildlife struggle. We will soon discover the proper legal technique to tackle the issue,” stated Vijay.
The function of stating ESZs is to create some kind of “surprise absorbers” to protected areas.
The 33rd knowledgeable committee assembly on ESZ, held in New Delhi on February 28, under the chairpersonship of AK Jain, additional secretary with the ministry of setting, wooded area & local weather alternate, has given a go-ahead for the finalisation of about 169 sq.km (168.eight sq.km) of ESZ for BNP. This is a drastic aid from the earlier proposed ESZ of 268.nine sq.km.
While BNP is unfold over 260 sq.km, the just lately finalised ESZ will lengthen most effective in a spread of 100m to 1km across the park. On the other hand, the original draft had proposed a ESZ within the vary 100m to 4.5km. According to the brand new draft, most effective 77 villages will come under the ESZ, as in opposition to the earlier proposal which incorporated 147 villages.
Human habitations posing hurdle
Members of the knowledgeable committee additionally discussed extending the area of proposed ESZ towards Bengaluru city. However, SK Malkhede, additional primary chief conservator of wooded area (APCCF) flora and fauna, govt of Karnataka, contended that it’d be difficult to further increase the ESZ on account of human dwellings.
“Now that the central govt has taken a decision, we have to observe the order once the notification is finalised. In truth, law of human actions, together with stopping of positive unlawful quarries within the park periphery within the recent past, had helped wild animals reoccupy their space. Now, we have to see what the fallout of this resolution is,” stated Prashant Shankinamath, deputy conservator of wooded area, BNP.
Environmentalist Vijay Nishanth, who has been campaigning for the security of BNP, stated they will be coming near the apex court before the final notification on the revised ESZ is issued.
“BNP is already under super drive due to human actions, together with unlawful quarrying, encroachments, street development works, etc. Reducing the buffer zone will likely be adverse to the wooded area and flora and fauna. It may also building up cases of human-wildlife struggle. We will soon discover the proper legal technique to tackle the issue,” stated Vijay.
The function of stating ESZs is to create some kind of “surprise absorbers” to protected areas.
The 33rd knowledgeable committee assembly on ESZ, held in New Delhi on February 28, under the chairpersonship of AK Jain, additional secretary with the ministry of setting, wooded area & local weather alternate, has given a go-ahead for the finalisation of about 169 sq.km (168.eight sq.km) of ESZ for BNP. This is a drastic aid from the earlier proposed ESZ of 268.nine sq.km.
While BNP is unfold over 260 sq.km, the just lately finalised ESZ will lengthen most effective in a spread of 100m to 1km across the park. On the other hand, the original draft had proposed a ESZ within the vary 100m to 4.5km. According to the brand new draft, most effective 77 villages will come under the ESZ, as in opposition to the earlier proposal which incorporated 147 villages.
Human habitations posing hurdle
Members of the knowledgeable committee additionally discussed extending the area of proposed ESZ towards Bengaluru city. However, SK Malkhede, additional primary chief conservator of wooded area (APCCF) flora and fauna, govt of Karnataka, contended that it’d be difficult to further increase the ESZ on account of human dwellings.
“Now that the central govt has taken a decision, we have to observe the order once the notification is finalised. In truth, law of human actions, together with stopping of positive unlawful quarries within the park periphery within the recent past, had helped wild animals reoccupy their space. Now, we have to see what the fallout of this resolution is,” stated Prashant Shankinamath, deputy conservator of wooded area, BNP.
Legal battle on BNP's shrinking eco-sensitive zone
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