Kaziranga ESZ Row: Residents Protest in Support of Assam’s 1-Km Buffer, Oppose Gaurav Gogoi’s 10-Km Demand

Kaziranga ESZ row: Residents protest in support of Assam’s 1-km buffer, oppose Gaurav Gogoi’s 10-km demand

Residents from areas around Kaziranga National Park protested in Assams Kaliabor on Tuesday, backing the state governments proposal to reduce the eco-sensitive zone from 10 km to 1 km. Protesters opposed Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi and Akhil Gogoi, while community groups supported greater local involvement in deciding the ESZ boundary.

Assam proposes 1-3km ESZ around Kaziranga, Cong opposes move

Assam proposes 1–3km eco-sensitive zone around Kaziranga instead of default 10km, citing SC norms; Congress protests, fearing ecological harm and mining impacts.

Why is Kaziranga’s Eco-Sensitive Zone in focus?

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s indication that the width of the buffer zone around the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve may be fixed at a minimum of 1 km instead of the default 10 km has stoked controversy

Assam: Residents Protest Demanding Zero Eco-Sensitive Zone in Kaziranga

Assam | Residents of Bagori and Kohora in Assam’s Kaziranga area took out a rally from Kuthari to Haldibari, demanding that the ESZ around Kaziranga be reduced to zero.

Assam: Gaurav Gogoi leads protest against proposed Kaziranga ESZ reduction

Assam Congress protests the proposed reduction of Kaziranga Eco-Sensitive Zone from 10 km to 1 km, citing wildlife concerns.

Himanta defends move to limit eco-sensitive zone around Kaziranga to 1 km - OrissaPOST

Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Monday defended his government’s move to approach the Centre for notifying a one-km radius around the Kaziranga National Park as an eco-sensitive zone. He maintained that the government was well within the Supreme Court’s directives in this regard and said that notifying up to a 10 kms radius as an eco-sensitive zone, as demanded by several opposition parties, will make survival for the locals u…