The Supreme Court mandated a minimum 1 km eco-sensitive zone around protected areas (National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries).
In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court of India directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum of
Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2022 · Topic: Sanctuary/Biosphere Reserve (Management Strategies and Challenges in Protected Area Management)
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Answer: A. 1 km starting from their demarcated boundar‐ ies
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