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Non-notification of Similipal’s eco-sensitive zone renders it vulnerable to trespass

BHUBANESWAR : A fresh controversy surrounding land for a hotel project near Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) has reignited concerns over the long-pending notification of the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of ...
The New Indian Express

Similipal buffer zone may get 1 km eco-sensitive zone, strict activity curbs proposed

BARIPADA: The Forest department has decided to submit a proposal to the state government to declare a 1 km area from the buffer zone of the Similipal Tiger Reserve as the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ). The ...