Centre stays all tourism activities at holy Jain web page ‘Sammed Shikharji’ in Jharkhand

The Centre on Thursday stayed all tourism activities at the Parasnath Hill the place the Jain non secular web page ‘Sammed Shikharji‘ is found and directed the Jharkhand authorities to instantly ranking all steps important to guard its sanctity. The Union Atmosphere Ministry sent a place of job memorandum to the inform in this regard following instructions from High Minister Narendra Modi, sources acknowledged.

The constructing comes after Union Atmosphere Minister Bhupender Yadav met with representatives of the Jain group over the command earlier within the day who assured that the authorities is dedicated to preserve the sanctity of ‘Sammed Shikharji Parvat Kshetra‘ which is a holy web page no longer accurate for the Jain group but for your total nation.

Sammed Shikharji, located on the Parasnath Hill in Giridih district of Jharkhand, is the largest pilgrimage centre of the Jain group.

Individuals of the group were protesting in opposition to the inform authorities’s pass to advertise non secular tourism at Parasnath Hill.

In August 2019, the Union Atmosphere Ministry had notified an eco-sensitive zone around the Parasnath Sanctuary and current eco-tourism activities in pursuance of the proposal submitted by the inform authorities.

The ministry issued an place of job memorandum to the extra chief secretary of the Jharkhand authorities’s wooded arena division, asserting the “implementation of provisions of clause 3 of the acknowledged eco-sensitive zone notification is stayed forthwith, collectively with amongst others all tourism and eco-tourism activities”.

The inform authorities is directed to instantly ranking all steps important to rupture definite the same, it acknowledged.

Meanwhile, representatives of utterly different Jain groups held a press convention to thank High Minister Modi for the determination which, they acknowledged, will guarantee that that the sanctity of their most sacred pilgrimage web page is maintained.

“Our concerns were addressed and the command has been resolved to our pleasure,” they acknowledged in a assertion.

The ambiance ministry acknowledged the Central authorities recognizes the sanctity of Sammed Shikharji Parvat Kshetra and “significance for the Jain group as well to the nation at large; and reiterates its dedication in direction of asserting the same”.

“In this regard, the inform authorities is directed to instantly ranking all steps important to strictly put into effect the provisions of clause 7.6.1 of the Management Opinion of the Parasnath Flora and fauna Sanctuary which protects your total Parasnath Hill; categorically prohibiting amongst others, activities such because the marketing of liquor, medication, and utterly different intoxicants,” the memo be taught.

The inform authorities ought to furthermore strictly put into effect the ban on the sale and consumption of liquor and non-vegetarian food items on Parasnath Hill, it acknowledged.

The implementation of the management procedure will furthermore forestall of us from playing loud music or deliver loudspeakers; defiling web sites of non secular and cultural significance unbiased like sacred monuments, lakes, rocks, caves, and shrines; adverse plants or fauna; inflicting environmental pollution; committing corrupt acts to forests, water our bodies, vegetation, animals, or demanding the pure tranquillity of such web sites; coming with pet animals; and unauthorised camping and trekking on the Parasnath Hill.

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