Eco Sensitive Zone Notification News Today

Several current and former MLAs in Mumbai have declared that they will carry out Ganesh idol immersions in Aarey talao, despite a ban on the activity in the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ). They claim that the tradition is more than 100 years old and are seeking permission from the authorities to proceed. Environmental activists have criticized the MLAs actions and have threatened legal action if the ban is repealed. | Mumbai news

Representatives of the Tamil Nadu Jain Mahasangh protested today in Chennai over the choice to designate the sacred Shri Sammed Shikharji as a tourism destination.

In view of a series of protests by the Jain community, the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupendra Yadav has asked the state to forbid all eco-tourism activities in the Shri Sammed Shikharji area.

Tamil Nadu Jain Mahasangh representatives held a protest, in Chennai, today against the decision to declare sacred Shri Sammed Shikharji a tourist place.