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National Chambal Sanctuary gets Eco-Sensitive Zone tag

General Studies (Patwari) Environment

The Government of India has declared an area to an extent of zero to two kilometers around the National Chambal Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh as the Eco-Sensitive Zone.
The Sanctuary is famous for Ganga dolphins and critically endangered crocodiles.
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National Chambal Sanctuary is located at the tri-junction of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
It is the first and only tri-state riverine protected area in India for the breeding population of Gharial.It is also called as the National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary.
An eco-sensitive zone is a protected area that acts as a “shock absorber” that is controlled by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.