9 Feb 2023

The Supreme Court on Wednesday banned all construction activities in the core areas of tiger reserves, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries after it was brought to its notice by a court-appointed panel that illegal constructions for establishment of a tiger safari was being done within in the buffer area of the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand.

A bench of Justices BR Gavai and Vikram Nath sought response from the Centre and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) on the recommendation of SC-appointed central empowered committee (CEC) to review guidelines for setting up of zoos and safaris within tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries in India in order to discourage tourism in wildlife habitat.

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