Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary

Why Eco Sensitive zone tag to Asola Wildlife sanctuary?

The Asola wildlife sanctuary has both floral and faunal diversity in the form of
Wide variety of trees, shrubs, herbs and grasses.
The large number of mammals, reptiles, amphibians, butterflies and dragonflies.
Sanctuary comprises of Around 200 species of resident and migratory birds.
Wildlife habitats inside the sanctuary act as water recharge zone for Delhi, Faridabad and Gurugram.

Regulated Activities

Hotels and resorts: will not be allowed within 1 km of the boundary of the protected area or up to the extent of the Eco-Sensitive Zone, whichever is nearer.
Construction: only “Small temporary structures” for eco-tourism activities.
Small-scale non polluting industries
Felling of trees
Civic infrastructure

Banned Activities

Commercial mining
Stone quarrying
Industrial and polluting industries
Sawmills brick kilns

Allowed Activities

Rainwater harvesting
Organic farming
Cottage industries
Agroforestry

Asola-Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over 32.7 square kilometres and is at the end of an important wildlife corridor that starts from Sariska National Park in Alwar, Rajasthan and passes through Mewat, Faridabad and Gurugram districts of Haryana.

Source: IE

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