An Assam-based environment activist has drawn the attention of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) to the violation of tiger reserve guidelines by the local authorities in Manas National Park.
The 500 sq. km Manas, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that straddles Assam and Bhutan, is about 140 km west of Guwahati.
In a letter to the additional director-general of forests (Project Tiger) and member-secretary of the NTCA, activist Rohit Choudhury said a ₹5.6-crore tourist facility had come up in the core or critical tiger habitat of the national park. Work on the eight-room project in the park’s Mothanguri area was started by the Bodoland Territorial Council in 2017.
