Assam: Proposed Kaziranga ESZ should be based on scientific assessments and expert recommendations, says AENF

Guwahati: The Assam Environmental NGO Forum (AENF), a platform of conservation organisations working at the grassroots, has raised objections to the Assam government’s proposal to notify a one-kilometre Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR). The controversy follows Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma‘s statement that the state government plans to approach…