Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition walked out of the Assembly on Thursday, predicting a possible government failure to circumvent the Supreme Court's (SC) order setting an ecologically sensitive buffer zone (ESZ) within a one-kilometre radius of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.
Leader of Opposition V. D. Satheesan warned a legal setback in the case would effectively ban farming, human activity and development in the vicinity of 23 protected forests in the State. It would force lakhs of families to abandon their traditional lands.
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