Meeting with local stakeholders held to prepare zonal master plan for ESZ around MTR
Forest and Revenue departments in The Nilgiris have conducted stakeholder consultations to draft a zonal master plan for the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve's Eco-Sensitive Zone. The process involves gathering input from local Adivasi communities, farmers, and tourism operators.
Why it matters
Balancing environmental conservation with the livelihoods of local communities is essential for sustainable land management.
Forest and Revenue departments in The Nilgiris held consultation meetings with local stakeholders on Friday and Saturday (July 10 and July 11) as part of preparing the zonal master plan for the notified Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR)
According to officials, the Union government had notified an area extending between 0 and 33.65 km around the boundary of MTR as an eco-sensitive zone, with a total area of 438.904 sq. km of Gudalur forest division and 409.825 sq. km of Nilgiris forest division and 3.422 sq. km of the MTR core area falling within the notified ESZ.
A zonal master plan is to be prepared in consultation with local people as part of the process, and a meeting was planned with Adivasis, farmers, resort owners and vehicle safari operators.
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