Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Monday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and opposed the new 4,179.59 sq km eco-sensitive zone in the Bhagirathi Valley, which put tough restrictions on tourism and hydel projects in the hill state.
Bahuguna, leading a delegation comprising the party's state MPs and Congress general secretary Birendra Singh at Parliament house, told Singh there should be a review of the eco-sensitive zone where the area has been increased from 40 sq km to 4179.59 sq km, without taking the consent of the state. Bahuguna also met the minister for state for environment and forest, Jayanthi Natarajan, separately on the issue and urged the centre to set up a high-powered committee to review the eco sensitive zone.
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttarkashi-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infrastructure-development
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhagirathi
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