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The sloth bear is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. | Rudraksha Chodankar/Wikimedia Commons
On November 11, 2020, the Union Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change notified the limits of an eco-sensitive zone around the Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, bordering the state of Gujarat. An eco-sensitive zone is meant to serve as a “shock absorber” between the sanctuary and its adjoining areas, protecting the animals and restricting human activity close to the sanctuary.
Mount Abu is the only hill station between Rajasthan and Gujarat in southern Aravalli, India’s oldest fold mountain range. Rising from 300 metres to 1,722 metres above sea level, Mount Abu’s unique ecosystem is home to sloth bears, leopards, jungle cats, striped hyenas, porcupine and other wildlife. In 1960, 326 square km of this forested hilly terrain within Rajasthan’s Sirohi district was declared the Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary.
Taking a NY resolution to fight for KBR Park
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January 02, 2021 00:34 IST
Messages written on recycled paper were tied to trees in the park as a mark of protest
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Students painting a rangoli on the walking track outside the park on Friday.
Messages written on recycled paper were tied to trees in the park as a mark of protest
Protests have erupted against construction of multi-level flyovers and grade separators close to KBR park yet again, following the shrinking of the Eco Sensitive Zone around the park.
Citizens and environmentalists gathered at the park on Friday, and took a New Year resolution to protect the eco system of the city from the “unplanned and unsustainable” development by civic authorities.