Lok Sabha Question No. 4273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-28
Subject: Eco-Sensitive Zone
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4273

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2017

## Eco-Sensitive Zone

## 4273.     SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any decision to declare Eco-Sensitive Zone around wildlife reserves/national parks in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  sent  any  such  proposal  to  the Government; and
- (d) if so, the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

Yes,  Sir.  The  National  Board  for  Wildlife  in  its  meeting  held  on  17 th March  2005  had  taken  the  decision    for  declaration  of  Eco-Sensitive

- (a), (b), (c) and (d) Zone  around National Parks and Sanctuaries.

The State-wise details of proposals received during the last three years in this regard are at Annexure. Based on the proposals received from the  State  Governments,  so  far,  the  Ministry  has  approved/notified  423 proposals. Out of 24 proposals received from the State of Uttar Pradesh, final  notifications  for  2  Protected  Areas  and  draft  notification  for  9 Protected Areas have been issued.

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## ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b) ( c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4273 REGARDING 'ECO SENSITIVE ZONE' BY SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR  DUE FOR REPLY ON 28.03.2017

## Details of proposals for declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones received in the Ministry

| S.No   | Name of State           |   Number of proposals received |
|--------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh          |                             15 |
| 2      | Andaman &Nicobar Island |                            105 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh       |                             12 |
| 4      | Assam                   |                             21 |
| 5      | Bihar                   |                             13 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh            |                             14 |
| 7      | Chandigarh              |                              2 |
| 8      | Dadra Nagar Haveli      |                              1 |
| 9      | Daman &Diu              |                              1 |
| 10     | Delhi                   |                              1 |
| 11     | Goa                     |                              7 |
| 12     | Gujarat                 |                             22 |
| 13     | Haryana                 |                             10 |
| 14     | Himachal Pradesh        |                             34 |
| 15     | Jammu and Kashmir       |                             11 |
| 16     | Jharkhand               |                             12 |
| 17     | Karnataka               |                             32 |
| 18     | Kerala                  |                             22 |
| 19     | Lakshadeep              |                              1 |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh          |                             35 |
| 21     | Maharashtra             |                             48 |
| 22     | Manipur                 |                              6 |
| 23     | Meghalaya               |                              5 |
| 24     | Mizoram                 |                              7 |
| 25     | Nagaland                |                              1 |
| 26     | Orissa                  |                             18 |
| 27     | Punjab                  |                             14 |
| 28     | Pondicherry             |                              1 |
| 29     | Rajasthan               |                             27 |
| 30     | Sikkim                  |                              8 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu              |                             29 |
| 32     | Telengana               |                             12 |
| 33     | Tripura                 |                              4 |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh           |                             24 |
| 35     | Uttarakhand             |                             13 |
| 36     | West Bengal             |                             20 |
|        | TOTAL                   |                            608 |