On 18 September 2024, a draft notification was published by the MoEFCC ( The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) declaring 2,061 sq. kilometers of the area around the Gir forest as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
On 18 September 2024, a draft notification was published by the MoEFCC ( The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change) declaring 2,061 sq. kilometers of the area around the Gir forest as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).