New Delhi: The Supreme Court, on Monday, issued a number of directions for better management of the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve. These directives are aimed at ensuring better conservation at the country’s first tiger reserve that was established in 1973 as part of the Project Tiger initiative.

The order followed a plea by T N Godavarman, seeking directions to ensure conservation measures at the tiger reserve. ADVERTISEMENT

The Uttarakhand government came under fire and was ordered to undertake restoration work to compensate for illegal tree felling. It was also directed to demolish all unauthorised structures within three months.

“In the nutshell, we have held that if tourism has to be promoted, it has to be eco-tourism. We have directed special treatment to those working in the core are

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