The Kerala Independent Farmers Association (KIFA) chairman Alex Ozhukayil said that around 20 towns and 1 lakh families in the State will be affected, according to a report by @NewIndianXpress . 1/5
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If 1km of #ESZ is demarcated from Wildlife Sanctuaries' boundaries (Kerala has 8 lakh acres+); around 4 lakh acres of human settlements, including farmlands, would come within that purview and that would be a matter of sheer survival of lakhs of people. 2n
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Due to the high density of human population around the #forest lands, politicians & people are demanding that human settlements must be exempted from it.
@pinarayivijayan said that the government will consider legal solutions & will raise the issue before central government. 3n
@pinarayivijayan said that the government will consider legal solutions & will raise the issue before central government. 3n
A section of environmentalists and policy activists have criticized the order citing that they have no scientific basis and do not address topographical features. They further urged the authorities to consider participatory planning exercises while implementing the #ESZ. 4n
@kanchikohli added that declaring #ESZ s around #ProtectedAreas is a vexed, negotiated and conflicted process. “It ideally requires governments to reconcile historical and current land, its uses and rights through a participatory planning exercise,” he added. 5n
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