Locals point to flaws in Assam’s Deepar Beel eco-sensitive zone
The Hindu
Seepage from dump and sewage from Guwahati have made sanctuary toxic, they say
Local stakeholders have found flaws in the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of the Deepar Beel Wildlife Sanctuary — Assam’s only Ramsar Site — notified by the Environment Ministry on August 25. The 4.1 sq.km. sanctuary is within the Deepar Beel, a wetland on the south-western edge of Guwahati that expands up to 30 sq. km in summer and reduces to about 10 sq. km in the winter. The Environment Ministry’s notification specified an area “to an extent varying from 294 metres to 16.32 km” as the eco-sensitive zone, with the total area being 148.9767 sq. km.
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