Jairam Halts Eco Park In AP
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 3,
March 2011
He has sent a communication to the state government ordering a halt on work at the night safari park - on the lines of the night safari in Singapore Zoological gardens - citing violation of various project conditions and environmental guidelines.
“We are dismayed to learn that the project proponents have actually planned to construct huge concrete structures such as a large hotel with 300 to 400 rooms, a convention centre with a seating capacity of 2,500 people and a multiplex with a dozen screens and a multi-level parking for about 5,000 vehicles which will be totally unacceptable in a forest area," Ramesh said in a letter to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy. Read the full report here.
Source: Suresh Dharur/TNS, Hyderabad, The Tribune, Chandigarh.
