New Delhi, (PTI) The Centre has disallowed installation of mobile towers in core and critical tiger habitats in the country, according to new guidelines by the Environment Ministry.
In an order issued in January, the ministry highlighted that the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SCNBWL) has been receiving a large number of proposals for erection of mobile towers and laying of optical fiber cables in national parks, sanctuaries, and tiger reserves and corridors.
It said while providing connectivity to the people residing within or near wildlife-rich areas should be taken on priority, “the protection and conservation of wildlife habitats should not get affected” by such installations.
