Alibag, Aug 25: Kendra sarkar ne July 2019 main Bhimashankar sanctuary ko eco sensitive zone declare kar diya tha. Lekin Raigad, Pune aur Thane ke kulmilakar 37 gaone iss ka purjor se virodh kiya hai. Iss 37 gaonon ke grampanchayat ne yah tharav manjoor kiya hai.
Iss ilake ko eco sensitive zone declare karne ke baad yahan ke vikas kam bilkul thapp ho gaye hai aur Kendra sarkar ka yah nirnay aadivasi-virodhi bhi hai. Inhi karano ki wajah se yah 37 gaon iss eco zone ko virodh kar rahe hai. Lekin kendriy paryavaran mantralay ka manana hai ki yahan ki bio-diversity ko dhyan main rakhakar yah eco sensitive zone avashyak hai.
Yah nirnay nahi badla gaya to Eco Sensitive Zone Hatao Samiti ki taraf se andolan karne ka ishara samitine diya hai.
photo credit: Travel Triangle
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