The Nainital High Court has directed the Union Government to declare 10 km of area around the Jim Corbett National Park and other parks and sanctuaries in Uttarakhand as eco-sensitive zone within six months. The Court also ordered the State government not to declare any wild animals as man-eaters. AIR correspondent reports that hearing a petition on forest fire in Uttarakhand, the Court yesterday gave extensive directions for the protection and conservation of forests and wildlife.<br/><br/>While hearing a Suo moto writ petition on forest fire in Uttarakhand the divison bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Alok Singh of the High Court, gave extensive directions for the protection and conservation of wildlife in Uttrakhand. In separate directives to the Union and State governments the court directed to impose a ban on fresh construction within the radius of 10 kms around the parks. <br/><br/>The court also directed the state government not to declare wild animals, including, tigers, leopards, etc, as man-eaters. Instead it had ordered to constitute a committee under the Principal Secretary, Forest, to decide upon the matter of wild animals causing threat to human beings. Issuing directions to the state government for taking measures against forest fires, the court ordered for appointing at least 10,000 fire watchers to detect and contain fire. It also ordered the eviction of van gujjars, from the forest land, within one year. Sanjeev Sundriyal ,Air news, Dehradun

The Nainital High Court has directed the Union Government to declare 10 km of area around the Jim Corbett National Park and other parks and sanctuaries in Uttarakhand as eco-sensitive zone within six months. The Court also ordered the State government not to declare any wild animals as man-eaters. AIR correspondent reports that hearing a petition on forest fire in Uttarakhand, the Court yesterday gave extensive directions for the protection and conservation of forests and wildlife.<br/><br/>While hearing a Suo moto writ petition on forest fire in Uttarakhand the divison bench of Justice Rajiv Sharma and Justice Alok Singh of the High Court, gave extensive directions for the protection and conservation of wildlife in Uttrakhand. In separate directives to the Union and State governments the court directed to impose a ban on fresh construction within the radius of 10 kms around the parks. <br/><br/>The court also directed the state government not to declare wild animals, including, tigers, leopards, etc, as man-eaters. Instead it had ordered to constitute a committee under the Principal Secretary, Forest, to decide upon the matter of wild animals causing threat to human beings. Issuing directions to the state government for taking measures against forest fires, the court ordered for appointing at least 10,000 fire watchers to detect and contain fire. It also ordered the eviction of van gujjars, from the forest land, within one year. Sanjeev Sundriyal ,Air news, Dehradun