Lok Sabha Question No. 3071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Development of Buffer Zones
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3071

TO BE ANSWERED ON  05.01.2018

## Development of Buffer Zones

## 3071. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has  developed buffer zones for conservation of environment in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) and (b) The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  under  subsection  (1)  read  with  clause  (v)  and  clause  (xiv)  of  subsection  (2)  of section  3  of  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  (29  of  1986)  read with sub-rule (3) of rule 5 of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, notifies  Eco-Sensitive  Zones  around  National  Parks  and  Sanctuaries  for protection of environment and biodiversity. The Eco-Sensitive Zones also act  as  buffer  in  protection  to  the  rich  biodiversity  inside  the  National Parks and Sanctuaries. As on date, the State-wise details of Eco-Sensitive Zones notifications issued are at Annexure.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3071 REGARDING 'DEVELOPMENT OF BUFFER ZONES'  RAISED BY SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL, DUE FOR REPLY OF 05.01.2018

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## Details of Eco-Sensitive Zones notifications State/UT wise

| S.No   | Name of State            |   Total number of PAs covered in ESZ notified |
|--------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh/Telangana |                                            15 |
| 2      | Andaman &Nicobar Island  |                                            99 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                             9 |
| 4      | Assam                    |                                            10 |
| 5      | Bihar                    |                                            13 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh             |                                             8 |
| 7      | Chandigarh               |                                             2 |
| 8      | Dadra Nagar Haveli       |                                             1 |
| 9      | Daman &Diu               |                                             0 |
| 10     | Delhi                    |                                             1 |
| 11     | Goa                      |                                             7 |
| 12     | Gujarat                  |                                            22 |
| 13     | Haryana                  |                                             9 |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh         |                                            33 |
| 15     | Jammu and Kashmir        |                                             4 |
| 16     | Jharkhand                |                                             5 |
| 17     | Karnataka                |                                            31 |
| 18     | Kerala                   |                                            22 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep              |                                             0 |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh           |                                            26 |
| 21     | Maharashtra              |                                            34 |
| 22     | Manipur                  |                                             6 |
| 23     | Meghalaya                |                                             3 |
| 24     | Mizoram                  |                                             1 |
| 25     | Nagaland                 |                                             0 |
| 26     | Orissa                   |                                            11 |
| 27     | Punjab                   |                                            13 |
| 28     | Pondicherry              |                                             0 |
| 29     | Rajasthan                |                                            15 |
| 30     | Sikkim                   |                                             8 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu               |                                             0 |
| 32     | Tripura                  |                                             2 |
| 33     | Uttar Pradesh            |                                            12 |
| 34     | Uttarakhand              |                                             4 |
| 35     | West Bengal              |                                             6 |
|        | TOTAL                    |                                           432 |