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4. Extent of Eco­Sensitive Zones:
4.1 Many of the existing Protected Areas have already undergone tremendous development in close vicinity to their boundaries. Some of the Protected Areas actually lying in the urban setup (Eg. Guindy National Park, Tamil Nadu, Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra, etc).

Therefore, defining the extent of eco­sensitive zones around Protected Areas will have to be kept flexible and Protected Area specific. The width of the Eco­sensitive Zone and type of regulations will differ from Protected Area to Protected Area. However, as a general principle the width of the Eco­sensitive Zone could go up to 10 Kms around a Protected Area as provided in the Wildlife Conservation Strategy­2002.

4.2 In case where sensitive corridors, connectivity and ecologically important patches, crucial for landscape linkage, are even beyond 10 kms width, these should be included in the Eco­sensitive Zone.

4.3 Further, even in context of a particular Protected Area, the distribution of an area of Eco­sensitive Zone and the extent of regulation may not be uniform all around and it could be of variable width and extent.” (quoted verbatim from paperbook)

17. The Safety Zones (eco­sensitive zones) around National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries will be in addition to the following eco­sensitive zones notified by the MoEF (and by other notifications, if any):

i) S.O. 20(E), (6/1/1989) ­ Prohibiting industries on Murud­ Janijira, District Raigadh, Maharashtra;
ii) S.O. 102(E), (1/2/1989) ­ Restricting location of industries, mining & other activities in Doon Valley (UP);
iii) S.0. 416(E), (20/6/1991) ­ Dahanu Taluka, District Thane (Maharashtra) to declare as Ecologically Fragile Area, amended 1999;
ix) S.0. 52(E), (17/1/2001) Mahabaleswar Panchgani Region as an Eco­Sensitive Zone;
x) S.0. 133 (E), (4/2/2003) ­ Matheran and surrounding region as an Eco­Sensitive Zone
1. S.0. 83 (E), (16/01/2004) ­ Amendments to S.O. 133(E) dated 4/2/2003;

xi) S.0. 1545(E), (25/06/2009), Mount Abu as Eco­ Sensitive Zone.

xii) S.0. 1260(E), (31/05/2012) ­ Girnar Reserve Forest as Eco­Sensitive Zone.

18. It is respectfully submitted that the above proposals are submitted in the back­drop of inordinate delay that has taken place in the identification and declaration of Safety Zones around National Parks/ Wildlife Sanctuaries and so as to ensure that the process of such declarations do not remain pending indefinitely.” (quoted verbatim from paperbook)