MADHYA PRADESH GOVERNMENT DEFENDS SECRECY ON PROJECT CHEETAH CITING SOVEREIGNTY RISKS
The Madhya Pradesh forest department has upheld its decision to withhold correspondences related to the ‘Project Cheetah’, citing concerns over national security and the potential harm to India's sovereignty and integrity. This stance was reiterated in response to a notice from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
The department rejected an RTI application from activist Ajay Dubey, who sought details on the cheetah reintroduction project, specifically management correspondence at Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary in Sheopur district and Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Mandsaur district. The request was denied under Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act, which allows withholding information that could affect India's sovereignty, security, strategic, scientific, or economic interests, or its relations with a foreign state.
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