Discussion
Development projects can be started within 10km of a protected forest such as a sanctuary and National Park.
(i) The statement is incorrect
(ii) Clearance from the National Board for Wildlife is required
(iii) Permission from the State Forest Department is required
(iv) Permission from the State Forest Department is not required
Which of the statement(s) given above is correct?
Answer: B
Statements (ii) and (iii) are correct, so the answer is Only (ii) and (iii).
Development projects within 10 km of a national park or sanctuary are not banned outright, but they need extra clearance. Under the Ministry of Environment's guidelines and the Supreme Court's orders, such projects require clearance from the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (ii), and the proposal is routed through the state's Chief Wildlife Warden in the Forest Department, whose permission is also needed (iii).
Statement (iv) contradicts (iii), so it is wrong. Statement (i), calling the claim simply incorrect, is wrong because projects can be started once the clearances are obtained.
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