Respect Jarawa buffer zone: SC to Andamans administration

The Supreme Court has directed the Andaman & Nicobar administration to implement the Jarawa buffer zone notification in letter and spirit. The court’s August 1 directive refers to the administration’s 2007 notification creating a 5 km buffer around the Jarawa Reserve where no commercial activities would be allowed. But there is no let up. Tourism is going on and holiday resorts and shops continue to operate in this inviolate area.