National Chambal Sanctuary declared Eco-sensitive Zone

  • The Centre (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC)) declared the National Chambal Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh, home to gangetic dolphins and 75 per cent population of critically endangered species gharial, as eco-sensitive zone (ESZ).
  • It is home to Gharial (critically endangered), Gangetic river dolphin (Endangered) and red crowned roofed turtle (critically endangered).
  • It is spread across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
  • Punjab and Haryana High Court recently declared that Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh is a “living entity” or “legal person” with rights, duties and liabilities of a living person. It also declared all citizens of Chandigarh as loco parentis (in ....
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