The Karoonjhar Case

Karoonjhar May be identified and declared as National Park According to:

THE SIND WILDLIFE PROTECTION ORDINANCE, 1972.

It Says:

National park.

15. (1) With a view to the protection and preservation of scenery, flora and fauna in the natural state, Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare any area of outstanding scenic merit and natural interest to be a national park and, may demarcate it in such manner as may be prescribed.

(2) A national park shall be accessible to public for recreation, education and research.

(3) Provision for access roads to and construction of rest houses, hostels and other buildings in the national park alongwith amenities for public may be so made and the forest therein shall be so managed and forest produce obtained as not to impair the object of the establishment of the national park.

(4) The following acts shall be prohibited in a national park: Pelican.

(i) Hunting, shooting, trapping, killing or capturing of any wild animal in a national park or within three miles radius of its boundary;

(ii) Firing any gun or doing any other act which may disturb any animal or bird or doing any act which interferes with the breeding places;

(iii) felling, tapping, burning or in any way damaging or destroying, taking, collecting or removing any plant or tree there-from;

(iv) Clearing or breaking up any land for cultivation, mining or for any other purpose;

(v) Polluting water flowing in and through the national park: Provided that Government may for scientific purpose or betterment of the national park authorize the doing of the above mentioned prohibited acts.