A slew of proposals for eco-tourism projects is coming up before the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) monitoring committee of the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary despite a clear restriction on new projects in the ESZ final notification.
Documents sourced by The Hindu indicates that as many as seven new proposals will come up before the monitoring committee for discussion at Chamarajanagar on Thursday, August 3, and the meeting will be chaired by Regional Commissioner of Mysuru.
However, the ESZ notification for Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary which was issued on August 22, 2017 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change clearly states that no new commercial hotels and resorts shall be permitted within 1 km of the boundary of the protected area or up to the extent of ESZ zone whichever is nearer ‘’except for small temporary structures for eco-tourism activities’’.
