Uttarakhand Opposes Eco-Sensitive Zone
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 4,
April 2011
During his meeting with the union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh at New Delhi yesterday, Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank asked the centre to reconsider the decision of declaring the region between Gangotri and Uttarkashi as eco-sensitive zone.
Nishank said that Uttarakhand was a small state that had 67 per cent land covered under forests; and because of tough forest laws, the state government was facing problem in carrying out development activities.
He added that such a step is hampering the developmental activities in the state. He said that the Union government should reconsider the matter seriously and also think about the development of the state. Read the full report here.
Source: Shishir Prashant, Business Standard, New Delhi.
