The Centre today urged the Supreme Court to allow regulated, low-impact tourist activities in up to 20 percent of the core/critical tiger habitat in the country as part of the exercise to promote tourism.
In the fresh guidelines formulated for states following the the apex court's interim ban imposed on July 24 on all tourist activities in the core areas of areas of tiger reserves, the government also said that to protect the tiger population, no new tourism infrastructure should be created.
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"It is recommended that a maximum of 20 percent of the core/critical tiger habitat usage (not exceeding the present usage) may be permitted for regulated, low-impact tourist visitation.
"In case the current usage exceeds 20 percent, the LAC (local advisory committee) may decide on a time frame for bringing down the use to 20 per cent," the Centre said
A bench of justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar allowed the Centre