IJAIPUR, eIndiya - Kwinyanga emva kokuba iNkundla ePhakamileyo yalela ukhenketho kwiindawo ezingundoqo zogcino lwengwe ngokwemigaqo yenkonzo yezendalo ye-Union, inkonzo yenza inguqu ngoLwesibini, ixelela inkundla ukuba kufuneka iphinde icinge ngezikhokelo.
Umyalelo we-SC wokuvala ukhenketho kwiindawo ezingundoqo ukhokelele kuqhanqalazo oluvakalayo oluvela kumazwe kunye namashishini achumayo orhwebo kwindawo kunye nakwindawo yokugcina amahlosi. Kwingxelo efungelweyo, iZiko libalule ilahleko yokuphila kunye nomngcipheko kwizilwanyana zasendle kunye namahlathi xa kuthe kwavalwa ukhenketho. I-afidavithi ikwakhankanya ukuphulukana nethuba lokuba abantu abaqhelekileyo babone ilifa lendalo. Ingxelo efungelweyo, efakwe ngokudibeneyo nguGunyaziwe weSizwe woLondolozo lweTiger kunye nenkonzo yendalo esingqongileyo kunye namahlathi, ithi izikhokelo zangaphambili kufuneka ziqwalaselwe njengoko zifuna uthethwano olungakumbi nabachaphazelekayo.
Urhulumente unomdla wokuphelisa ukuvalwa kokhenketho lwamahlosi
IZiko ngoLwesibini lishukumise iNkundla ePhakamileyo ifuna imvume yokuphonononga izikhokelo ezikhoyo malunga neendawo ezihlala amahlosi kweli lizwe, apho inkundla yamisela ukuvalwa kokhenketho kwindawo engundoqo yokugcina ingwe.
Ngapha koko, uRajasthan ebethatha inyathelo lokuqala lokuphelisa ukuvalwa. NgoLwesibini kusasa, umphathiswa wezokhenketho, amahlathi kunye nokusingqongileyo, uBina Kak, ufumene umnxeba ovela kwiSebe lezamahlathi kunye nokusiNgqongileyo (i-MoEF) eqinisekisa ukuba uyifumene ileta ayithumele kusihlalo weKomiti yeSizwe yeeNgcebiso (NAC) uSonia Gandhi, emva kokuba efumene ileta. umyalelo wenkundla.
“Ndandibhalele usihlalo we-NAC kunye nomongameli weNkongolo uSonia Gandhi ndimcela ukuba akhokele i-MoEF ukuze iphononongwe kunye nohlaziyo lwezikhokelo ezingeniswe kwinkundla zokhenketho kwiindawo zolondolozo zamahlosi. Ngale ntsasa nditsalelwe umnxeba kumphathiswa weManyano uJayanthi Natarajan esithi ikopi yeleta yam ithunyelwe kuye ngusihlalo weNAC,” utshilo uKak.
Umphathiswa ukwasebenzisana nabaphathiswa bamahlathi abasuka kwamanye amazwe amahlosi ukuze abe yinxalenye yetyala. "Ndithethile noChhagan Bhujbal eMaharashtra kunye nabaphathiswa behlathi abavela e-Uttarakhand naseMadhya Pradesh kunye nomphathiswa weManyano uSubodh Kant Sahay. Sonke siza kuba yinxalenye yetyala ngoku,” utshilo.
“Izilwanyana zasendle zibalulekile kodwa nokhenketho lubalulekile. Nangona kunjalo, ukhenketho kufuneka lulawulwe. Ngokufuthi abakhenkethi basebenza njengeliso kuthi. Ngokubhekiselele kwi-Rajasthan, senze yonke into esiyixelelwa yi-NTCA. Ngeli xesha xa ndiye eRanthambore nditsho nabanini beehotele bexesha elincinci nabo babekwi-dharna belandela lo myalelo kodwa bayamthemba urhulumente waseRajasthan. Basiqinisekisa ukuba baya kwenza nantoni na esibaxelela yona. Nokuba iNkundla ePhakamileyo iyabavumela ukuba bangene kodwa ukuba siyabaxelela ukuba bangenzi njalo baza kusithobela,” wongeze watsho uKak.
Ayahlukanga imbono yamaqela olondolozo. “Sonke sizibonile izikhokelo ze-MoEF ukusukela oko kuwiswe ngumyalelo wenkundla. Kukho iziphene eziqinisekileyo kuzo. Ngapha koko, urhulumente waseRajasthan, onehotele ngaphakathi kwendawo yehlathi, uziva ngakumbi kunabanye. Kukho ii-NGO ezinokuthi zingenelele,” satsho isazi ngebhayoloji uDharmendra Khandal weTiger Watch.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- “I had written to the chairperson of the NAC and president of Congress Sonia Gandhi requesting her to direct the MoEF for a review and a revision of the guidelines submitted to the court for tourism in tiger reserves.
- IZiko ngoLwesibini lishukumise iNkundla ePhakamileyo ifuna imvume yokuphonononga izikhokelo ezikhoyo malunga neendawo ezihlala amahlosi kweli lizwe, apho inkundla yamisela ukuvalwa kokhenketho kwindawo engundoqo yokugcina ingwe.
- On Tuesday morning, minister for tourism, forests and environment Bina Kak got a call from the ministry of forests and environment (MoEF) confirming the receipt of a letter she had sent to the chairperson of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) Sonia Gandhi, after the court order.
