Mumbai: The Maharashtra chief minister has delivered on his promise made to the NDTV-Aircel Save Our Tigers campaign by extending the buffer zones around tiger reserves in the state.
Maharashtra has notified the buffer zones around Pench and Melghat which is a big step forward in securing the future of tigers in the state. This means that no commercial or industrial activities will be allowed in these areas created to separate the forests from the impact of civilisation.
The state government first got into the act in May this year when NDTV highlighted the massive impact of mines and industrial activities in the buffer zone of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.
Here is what Chief Minister Ashok Chavan promised when we met him with our tiger agenda.
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