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All the stakeholders together with wildlife and territorial wings of the Forest Department on Monday proposed to increase the boundary of the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ECZ) of the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS) as much as 500 meters, in direction of the Hope Island from the water entrance on the north-east facet and 50 meters on the landward facet.
Mangrove cowl
In January this 12 months, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has authorised the ECZ draft which proposed the boundary sanctuary because the boundary of the eco-sensitive zone on the landward facet and Hope Island entrance.
However, the MoEF has requested the stakeholders to revise the ESZ, extending the zone from Zero boundary to some attainable extension citing that landward entrance consists of mangrove cowl and that may be protected by bringing it within the limits of the ESZ.
The stakeholders led by East Godavari Collector D. Muralidhar Reddy on Monday proposed the respective adjustments to the boundary of the ESZ, with out having any hostile affect on the Kakinada Municipal Corporation (KMC) actions on the land entrance of the sanctuary.
Mr. Muralidhar Reddy additionally requested the stakeholders to arrange a revised ESZ report which might be undergo the MoEFCC for approval.
Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife) C. Selvan, District Forest Officer (Territorial) Sunil Kumar Reddy, KMC Commissioner Swapnil Dinakar and different officers had been current on the event.
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