Doomdooma, Nov. 5 -- The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has proposed a uniform one-kilometre Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around the Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam's Tinsukia district. The proposed zone will cover a total area of 32.01 square kilometres.

The proposal is part of a draft notification issued on November 4, 2026, under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. It aims to regulate development activities around the sanctuary's three separate forest patches and protect their biodiversity and ecological balance.

The Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni Wildlife Sanctuary is located near Tinsukia town. It consists of three separate forest patches surrounded by tea gardens and human settlements.

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