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The Supreme Court mandated demolition of unauthorized structures and a restoration plan supervised by the Central Empowered Committee within months after illegal felling of nearly 3,000 trees.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court of India directed the State of Uttarakhand to repair ecological damage at Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve and ordered demolition of all unauthorised structures within three months.
- Illegal activities including the felling of nearly 3,000 trees and unauthorised constructions in sensitive zones prompted a Central Bureau of Investigation and court action.
- Uttarakhand, working with the Central Empowered Committee , must submit a restoration plan for Corbett Tiger Reserve within two months under court supervision.
- The judgment requires immediate operational changes such as establishing rescue centres near tiger safaris, strictly regulating vehicle numbers, and providing welfare measures with incentives for forest staff while banning outsourcing.
- Building on the March 2024 order, the Court emphasised `In the nutshell, we have held that if tourism has to be promoted, it has to be eco-tourism,` and directed states to frame conservation plans and regulate safaris according to NTCA rules.
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Supreme Court directs restoration and eco-tourism measures at Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a series of landmark directions aimed at ensuring ecological conservation and regulated tourism at the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand. The top court ordered the state government to undertake restoration measures to compensate for illegal tree felling and directed the demolition of all unauthorised structures within three months. Restoration and demolition orders A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Ju…
SC directs U’khand Govt to restore ecological balance in Corbett Tiger Reserve
By Arun Pratap Singh Garhwal Post Bureau New Delhi, 17 Nov: The Supreme Court today issued a series of directives to the Uttarakhand government, ordering immediate ecological restoration in the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve following extensive damage caused by illegal tree-felling and unauthorised constructions over the years. Hearing the matter today, a bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai directed the State to undertake comprehensive rehabilitat…
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