Forest rules for resorts - Limit on wild tourism
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06/05/2011
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Telegraph (Kolkata)
Jalpaiguri, May 5: The state forest department will not allow any new resort or hotel, private or government, to come up within a 10km radius of any wildlife sanctuary or national park once the surrounding areas are notified as eco-sensitive or fragile zones.
Vipan Sood, the conservator of forests (wildlife), north Bengal, said a letter to this effect had come from the ministry of environment and forests and the state government was asked to take up immediate steps to declare eco-sensitive zones.