Extent of Eco-sensitive Zone of the Bir Bhunerheri Wildlife Sanctuary

No: 1648 Dated: Jul, 01 2016

WHEREAS, a draft notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide notification of the Government of the India in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change number S.O. 1779 (E), dated 30th June, 2015, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within the period of sixty days from date on which copies of the Gazette containing the said notification were made available to the public; WHEREAS, no objections and suggestions were received from the public;  WHEREAS, Bir Bhunerheri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the important and large Protected Areas of the Patiala District and is situated on the Patiala-Devigarh-Pehowa Road at a distance of about 15 kilometres from Patiala city in Patiala District covering an area of 661.66 hectare, very close to Bhunerheri town. The sanctuary is also traversed by a road dividing it into two blocks. The co-ordinates of Bir Bhunerheri Wildlife Sanctuary is appended as Annexure-I; AND WHEREAS, the main tree species are Shisham, Kikkar, Dhak, Beri, Jand, Simbal, Jamun, Neem, Toot, Arjun, Kareer, Kahi, Nara and other trees, which has been classified by Champion and Seth, the forests under the sub-group 5 (b) Northern Dry Mixed Deciduous Forest Type; AND WHEREAS, the area is known to support a variety of animals and birds and main faunal species are Porcupine, Black Buck, Sambar, Wild Boar, Blue Bull, Jackal, Jungle Cat, Rhesus Monkey, Peafowl, Black and Grey Partridges, Parakeets and Doves and other faunal species;