A delegation of the Kerala Catholic Bishops Council will meet Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday to demand a slew of interventions against the backdrop of the Supreme Court order that made declaration of an area of at least 1 km around protected forests or national parks as buffer zone mandatory.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Church body said prior to filing a review petition against the apex court order, the State government should immediately use its powers to push the buffer zone limit at least a kilometre inside the boundaries of protected forests. That apart, it should pass legislation fixing the buffer zone at zero kilometre from forest boundaries.
