Notification
Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ)
What are Eco-Sensitive Zones?:-
Eco-Sensitive Zones – Activities :-
Activities Permitted under Eco-Sensitive Zones :– Ongoing agricultural or horticultural practices, rainwater harvesting, organic farming, use of renewable energy sources, adoption of green technology for all activities.
Activities prohibited under ESZs : – commercial mining, saw mills, industries causing pollution (air, water, soil, noise etc), the establishment of major hydroelectric projects (HEP), commercial use of wood, Tourism activities like hot-air balloons over the National Park, discharge of effluents or any solid waste or production of hazardous substances.
Activities under regulation : - Felling of trees, the establishment of hotels and resorts, commercial use of natural water, erection of electrical cables, drastic change of agriculture system, e.g. adoption of heavy technology, pesticides etc, widening of roads.