ECOLOGICALLY FRAGILE ZONE
Centre proposes ESZ for villages on fringes of Bhitarkanika National Park
Bhitarkanika is known as the second largest mangrove forest in India after Sundarbans and Gahirmatha is known as the world's largest rookery of sea turtles.
NGT issues notice to Centre on plea seeking declaration of Corbett park as 'Eco-Sensitive Zone'
The National Environment Policy of 2006 defines an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) as areas or zones with identified environmental resources having incomparable values that require special attention for their conservation because of their landscape, wildlife, biodiversity, historical and natural values.
Char Dham project: Detailed geological study is needed before infra activity in Himalayas, says environmentalist Ravi Chopra
The Silkyara tunnel is part of the Union government’s ambitious Char Dham Mahamarg Pariyojana. It is a highway widening project for almost 900 km in Uttarakhand to provide all-weather connectivity to the Hindu pilgrimage sites of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. In August 2019, the Supreme Court set up a high-powered committee to examine the “cumulative and independent” impact of the project “on the entire Himalayan valleys”.
Nature's fragility: More than lip service
It is time to seriously consider the recommendations of the Gadgil committee report. Assess these in light of the repeated instance of extreme events and the impacts of climate change, and implement a regulatory regime that will balance the needs of economic activity and growth and ecological protection.
SC: Can Uttarakhand hydel projects be shifted to non-eco fragile zones?
The suggestion of relocation did not go down well with senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, who was appearing for GMR Badrinath Hydro Power Generation Pvt Ltd, which is constructing a 300 mw project on Alaknanda river near Badrinath.
Fourth draft issued on Western Ghats no-go zone post several failed attempts
The latest draft, issued by the environment ministry on October 3, is exactly the same what the Centre had proposed in the February 27, 2017.
Six states sitting on edge as draft green norms hang fire
Every time the environment ministry notified the ESA draft, it asked the Western Ghats states to submit their views or objections.
Uttarakhand asks Centre to reconsider some provisions of Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone
In Bhagirathi ESZ, forest and protected areas constitute about 98% of the area and villages occupy 1.6% of the total land. Close to international border, the area also faces migration problems.
Haryana government pushes to cut Mangarbani's buffer zone
The Khattar government has even moved to get the proposal cleared by the NCR Planning Board, which is scheduled to meet next week.
Projects in critical zones exempted from clearances from Environment Ministry
All projects with a built up area of 20,000 to 1,50,000 sq m, irrespective of location, will not be required to get clearances from the environment ministry.
Kerala High Court's directive to DLF to demolish some portions of complex
The court directed DLF to stop all further construction as per the permit granted by Kochi corporation.
Eyeing 2014 election, government eases curbs on Western Ghats
The environment ministry withdrew its previous order on the Western Ghats and issued a fresh one.
Western Ghats region prone to disaster if conservation is delayed: Madhav Gadgil, leading ecologist
"The natural forest cover in the region has dwindled to 7%. Most rivers have dried up and waters are contaminated. Hills are disappearing due to quarrying," he said.
Reclamation worries Nuvem locals
Haphazard reclamation of paddy fields on the banks of the River Sal for the eastern bypass at zNuvem has virtually bifurcated the age-old traditional lake and raised a serious threat to the fragile ecology of the area.
DDA courts disaster, plans to cut Yamuna zone by 40%
In a move environmentalists have called disastrous, the Delhi Development Authority has issued a public notice seeking to reduce the city’s zone O — comprising Yamuna and the river front — by as much as 40% to pave the way for the regularization of various illegal settlements and constructions in this belt.
Ecological concerns will be studied after rescue operations in Uttarakhand
Centre today said it would take stock of the situation and study such concerns once rescue operations were completed.
The northeast is a ticking time bomb of disaster: Expert
At least 13 large and small dams are planned in Tawang, a biodiversity hotspot located barely 30km from the Line of Actual Control with China.
Natarajan urged to act against CEC move on safety zones
Environmentalists and conservationists have warned that recommendations by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to cut eco-sensitive zones, if accepted, would enable permissions to thermal power plants, steel units, aluminium refineries, mines etc beyond a mere 100 metres of protected areas.
MoEF frames guidelines for eco-zones around national parks
In a bid to prevent ecological damages around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries, Envt Ministry has come out with new guidelines to create eco-sensitive zones which will work as "shock absorbers" for the protected areas.
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