Gustakhi Maaf Haryana-Pawan Kumar Bansal.
In the name of developing Zoo safari destroying Aravali.Despite concerns of devastating of ecology of hills Haryana government is hell bent upon implementing its plan of opening Zoo safari in Gurugram and Nuh .Dream project of former CM.Manohar Lal it will destroy Aravali hills life line of NCR.Haryana government has appointed consultant firm Tagbin for its designing.As part of PR exercise to prepare ground for the project a leading national English daily has carried detailed story highlighting the benefits of the scheme.Quoting Saurav Bhaiak founder of the consultancy firm it is claimed that in proposed Zoo the visitors will be in enclosed vehicles while animals roam free in their natural habitat Ten thousand acres of Aravali land will be used for the project.
Quoting AP Pandey additional principal chief conservator of forests South Haryana report said that detailed planning of each item of infrastructure and animal transfer is still to be done adding that once we receive the design from the tourism department we will validate the plan.Will Mr Pandey Forest Officer.
explain that why they intend to create a jungle safari in such a fragile ecosystem which lacks water,is stony and sandy and where tree plantations are absolutely impossible without water…And why it is on declared forest areas only…Has permission been taken under FCA and who will be the ultimate controller of this entire paraphernalia..what will be the role of forest officers in that project…it is a baby of tourism department…who are stakeholders and what is the cost benefit analysis of this project.
Just like the ECOTOURISM PROJECT of the Forest Department in the SHIVALIKS,the Jungle Safari Project of the Tourism department/Forest dept project in the Arravalis will be an abject failure. Millions and millions of public funds will be wasted through incompetent project consultants and yet no statutory permissions from the ministry of Forests and climate change and wild life board of India will be forthcoming soon under the FC Act andEnvironmentprotectionAct. . False sense of prestige of some politicians and bureaucrats may prevail but it will a fiasco?