Lok Sabha Question No. 4586 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Eco Sensitive Zones
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4586 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Eco Sensitive Zones

## 4586. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a) whether  delimitation  of  Eco  Sensitive  Zones  have  been  conducted  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the objectives and the impact thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

- (a)  &  (b)  Eco-Sensitive  Zones  (ESZ)  are  declared  around  Protected  Areas(PAs)  through Notification  under  the  provisions  of  section  3  (2)(v)  of  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act, 1986  and  Rules  made  thereunder.In  2011,  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate Change (MoEF&CC) prepared Guidelines for development of ESZ around National Parks and  Wildlife  Sanctuaries  specifying  activities that are to  be  prohibited,regulated  and promoted  in  the  ESZ.Out  of  total  662  PAs,  MoEF&CChas  so  far,published  final  ESZ Notifications  covering  382PAs  and  draft  Notifications  for  156  PAs.  State-wise  detail  of Notified ESZ is Annexed.
- (c)  The  objective  of  notifying  ESZ  around  Protected  Areas inter  alia include  minimising anthropogenic  impacts,  such  as  man  animal  conflict,  conservation  of  biodiversityand  to ensure sustainable development taking into consideration the needs and aspiration of the local people.

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ANNEXURE Annexure referred in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4586 due for

## answer on 20.03.2020 regarding 'Eco Sensitive Zone'.

| State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                           |                                                                   | Total no.                                                         |                                                                   | Proposal of PAs pending with the                                  | Notifications Issued                                              | Notifications Issued                                              | Notifications Issued                                              |
|                                                                   | State                                                             | of PAs                                                            | PAs received                                                      | State Govt./ Wildlife Division                                    | Draft (Covering the PAs)                                          | Final (Covering the PAs)                                          | Total no. of PAs covered in Notificat ions                        |
| 1                                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                                    | 16                                                                | 13                                                                | 3                                                                 | 7                                                                 | 6                                                                 | 13                                                                |
| 2                                                                 | Andaman & Nicobar                                                 | 105                                                               | 100                                                               | 5                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 100                                                               | 100                                                               |
| 3                                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                                 | 13                                                                | 10                                                                | 3                                                                 | 8                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 9                                                                 |
| 4                                                                 | Assam                                                             | 24                                                                | 21                                                                | 3                                                                 | 9                                                                 | 3                                                                 | 12                                                                |
| 5                                                                 | Bihar                                                             | 13                                                                | 13                                                                | 0                                                                 | 3                                                                 | 10                                                                | 13                                                                |
| 6                                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                                      | 14                                                                | 11                                                                | 3                                                                 | 6                                                                 | 4                                                                 | 10                                                                |
| 7                                                                 | Chandigarh                                                        | 2                                                                 | 2                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 2                                                                 | 2                                                                 |
| 8                                                                 | Dadra Nagar Haveli                                                | 1                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 1                                                                 |
| 9                                                                 | Daman &Diu                                                        | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 |
| 10                                                                | Delhi                                                             | 1                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 1                                                                 |
| 11                                                                | Goa                                                               | 7                                                                 | 7                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 7                                                                 | 7                                                                 |
| 12                                                                | Gujarat                                                           | 27                                                                | 26                                                                | 1                                                                 | 4                                                                 | 22                                                                | 26                                                                |
| 13                                                                | Haryana                                                           | 11                                                                | 10                                                                | 1                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 9                                                                 | 10                                                                |
| 14                                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                                  | 34                                                                | 33                                                                | 1                                                                 | 26                                                                | 7                                                                 | 33                                                                |
| 15                                                                | Jammu& Kashmir                                                    | 19                                                                | 6                                                                 | 13                                                                | 4                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 5                                                                 |
| 16                                                                | Jharkhand                                                         | 12                                                                | 12                                                                | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 12                                                                | 12                                                                |
| 17                                                                | Karnataka                                                         | 34                                                                | 34                                                                | 0                                                                 | 8                                                                 | 23                                                                | 31                                                                |
| 18                                                                | Kerala                                                            | 23                                                                | 23                                                                | 0                                                                 | 22                                                                | 0                                                                 | 22                                                                |
| 19                                                                | Lakshadweep                                                       | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 |

| State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   | State wise status of Eco-Sensitive Zones (PAs) as on 16.03.2020   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.                                                               |                                                                   |                                                                   |                                                                   | Proposal of PAs pending with the State Govt./                     | Notifications Issued                                              | Notifications Issued                                              | Notifications Issued                                              |
| No.                                                               | State                                                             | Total no. of PAs                                                  | PAs received                                                      | Wildlife Division                                                 | Draft (Covering the PAs)                                          | Final (Covering the PAs)                                          | Total no. of PAs covered in Notificat ions                        |
| 20                                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                                    | 35                                                                | 32                                                                | 3                                                                 | 6                                                                 | 26                                                                | 32                                                                |
| 21                                                                | Maharashtra                                                       | 54                                                                | 45                                                                | 9                                                                 | 10                                                                | 33                                                                | 43                                                                |
| 22                                                                | Manipur                                                           | 8                                                                 | 6                                                                 | 2                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 6                                                                 | 6                                                                 |
| 23                                                                | Meghalaya                                                         | 6                                                                 | 3                                                                 | 3                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 2                                                                 | 3                                                                 |
| 24                                                                | Mizoram                                                           | 10                                                                | 10                                                                | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 7                                                                 | 7                                                                 |
| 25                                                                | Nagaland                                                          | 4                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 4                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 |
| 26                                                                | Odisha                                                            | 21                                                                | 18                                                                | 3                                                                 | 7                                                                 | 11                                                                | 18                                                                |
| 27                                                                | Punjab                                                            | 14                                                                | 13                                                                | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 13                                                                | 13                                                                |
| 28                                                                | Pondicherry                                                       | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 1                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 |
| 29                                                                | Rajasthan                                                         | 30                                                                | 20                                                                | 10                                                                | 11                                                                | 8                                                                 | 19                                                                |
| 30                                                                | Sikkim                                                            | 8                                                                 | 8                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 8                                                                 | 8                                                                 |
| 31                                                                | Tamil Nadu                                                        | 35                                                                | 30                                                                | 5                                                                 | 3                                                                 | 22                                                                | 25                                                                |
| 32                                                                | Telangana                                                         | 12                                                                | 12                                                                | 0                                                                 | 7                                                                 | 5                                                                 | 12                                                                |
| 33                                                                | Tripura                                                           | 6                                                                 | 6                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 0                                                                 | 4                                                                 | 4                                                                 |
| 34                                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                                     | 26                                                                | 20                                                                | 6                                                                 | 3                                                                 | 17                                                                | 20                                                                |
| 35                                                                | Uttarakhand                                                       | 13                                                                | 12                                                                | 1                                                                 | 6                                                                 | 2                                                                 | 8                                                                 |
| 36                                                                | West Bengal                                                       | 21                                                                | 15                                                                | 6                                                                 | 4                                                                 | 9                                                                 | 13                                                                |
|                                                                   | Total                                                             | 662                                                               | 573                                                               | 89                                                                | 156                                                               | 382                                                               | 538                                                               |