Address Concerns: Rahul Gandhi To PM On Eco-Sensitive Zones' Maintenance
NDTV
Rahul Gandhi sharing his letter to the prime minister in a Facebook post, said he has drawn his attention to the plight of the local communities of Kerala's Wayanad.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to help address the concerns of those affected by the Supreme Court order on maintenance of Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) around national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.
The Wayanad MP, sharing his letter to the prime minister in a Facebook post, said he has drawn his attention to the plight of the local communities of Kerala's Wayanad whose livelihoods will be adversely affected by the recent Supreme Court order.
"The state and the union governments can help by requesting dilution of a minimum width of an ESZ to the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). The Supreme Court judgment considers recommendations made by the CEC and the MoEF&CC," he said in his Facebook post.
In his letter to the prime minister, Mr Gandhi said he has also sent a missive to the Kerala chief minister on the issue.
