Kerala submits new proposal for Wayanad sanctuary eco-zone
The Hindu
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The State government has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to declare an extent of 88.21 square kilometres around the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary as eco-sensitive zone (EZ).
According to a draft notification published on January 28 this year, an extent of 3.4 km around the boundary of the sanctuary had been notified as its EZ.
The EZ, according to the draft notification, covered an area of 118.59 sq km, of which 99.5 sq km is outside the sanctuary that includes 8.89 sq km of Thirunelly Reserve Forest of north Wayanad and 17.67 sq km of the vested forest of the Chedelayath Range of south Wayanad forest division.
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