Zonal Master Plan for the Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone
GS-Paper-3 Environment (PT-MAINS)
Recently, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has approved the Zonal Master Plan for the Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone to pave the way for faster execution of Char Dham Road Project.
Background: In 2012, the MoEF&CC issued a gazette notification declaring the watershed area along the stretch of river Bhagirathi