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Title: Need to withdraw the notification regarding
Eco-sensitive Zone in Karnataka.
SHRI NALIN
KUMAR KATEEL (DAKSHINA KANNADA): I would like to draw the attention of the
Union government towards an important issue regarding withdrawal of
Notification for implementation of the Kasturirangan Committee Report in
Karnataka. People of Karnataka are opposed to notification of Eco-Sensitive
Zone since beginning itself. The state government has sent its objection to the
Union Government not to implement the Kasturirangan report. According to the
notification, about 20,668 square kilometers area in the state including 1,576
villages in 10 districts were declared eco-sensitive zone. If the notification
is implemented, it would not permit development works in the notified area. It
will lead to a ban on construction of schools, hospitals and roads in these
villages. lt would also prevent granting of land rights to farmers for
cultivation. Further this would also affect the existing plantations like
coffee and tea. Major economic activities of the people in the said districts
are dependent on Tea and coffee plantations. This notification would affect the
people of the region to a great extent, whereas the Centre has dropped many
villages from eco-sensitive zone in Kerala after the neighbouring state
submitted its objections. Therefore, I urge upon the Union Government to
withdraw the notification to declare Eco Sensitive Zone in Karnataka.
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