The State government has decided to supplement the satellite survey undertaken to map Eco Sensitive Zones (ESZs) and collect information on buildings, establishments, other constructions and land use in buffer zones with a ground survey.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan here on Monday.
The information gathered scientifically using satellite data will be verified through a ground-truthing exercise while compiling the inventory of land use patterns, industries operating around protected areas, agricultural land and others. An expert committee will be constituted to undertake the study that will later be submitted in the Supreme Court. The panel has been mandated with submitting an interim report within a month and a final report in three months.
