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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF
ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED
ANSWERED ON
QUESTION NO 44
24.02.2015
ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
44 .
Singh Shri Sushil Kumar
Will the Minister of
ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has identified or proposes to identify some areas of the country
particularly in Bihar as sensitive areas from the environmental point of view;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the details of steps taken by the Government in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)
(a)and (b) In pursuance to the decisions taken by the National Board for Wildlife in its meeting held on
17.03.2005, site specific proposals for declaration of Eco-sensitive Zones around National Parks and
Sanctuaries have been received from various State/ Union Territory Governments, including Bihar. The
state-wise details of proposals received are at Annexure.
(c) The declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones around National Parks and Sanctuaries is a long drawn
process. It involves consultation with States and also seeking comments from the public, after issuing a
preliminary notification giving 60 days for this purpose. As per the Gazette Notification No. G.S.R. 513 (E)
dated 28th June 2012, final notifications for eco-sensitive zones are to be issued within a period of 545
days, for those proposals for which comments have been received from the public, after the publication
of preli- minary notification.
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF THE
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 44 REGARDING ‘ECOLOGICALLY
SENSITIVE AREAS’ BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH DUE FOR REPLY ON
24.02.2015.
State/Union Territory-wise details of proposals received for declaration of EcoSensitive Zones around National Parks and Sanctuaries
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Name of State
Total No.
Proposal
received
Andhra Pradesh
27
Andaman & Nicobar Island
Arunachal Pradesh
12
Assam
20
Bihar
13
Chhattisgarh
14
Chandigarh
2
Dadra Nagar Haveli
1
Daman & Diu
1
Delhi
1
Goa
7
Gujarat
17
Haryana
10
Himachal Pradesh
31
of
15
16
17
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
16
12
18
18
Kerala
22
19
20
21
22
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
1
35
30
6
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
Total
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Punjab
Pondicherry
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
4
2
1
14
13
1
27
8
29
4
17
3
15
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