Govt said to have decided to turn 60,000 square kilometres of. It also recommended stopping land acquisition proceedings according to the. The kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the ecologically sensitive area esa zones down from the 64% suggested by the gadgil report. Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled member highlevel working group and. We estimated changes in forest cover between 1973 and 1995 in the southern part of the western ghats using satellite data. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on. Gadgil report marked out 60 percent of the western ghats as the highestpriority ecologically sensitive zone esz 1.
Dec 06, 2014 farmers strongly oppose the panel report. Preface ii iv constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf. Aug, 2019 in the mean while, however wgeep has been compiling the data sets required for the purpose for mapping the esas along western ghats using these steps.
Aug 17, 2019 constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. There are unjustified human interventions in natural. The kasturirangan committee, which wsstern its report inseverely watered down the recommendations of the gadgil panel, effectively suggesting that only a third of the western ghats be identified as westtern ecologically sensitive. Madhav gadgil, chairman of the western ghats ecology expert panel, has rolled up his sleeves and slammed the kasturirangan report. Will it be a disaster for the western ghats if the kasturirangan committee report is. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf malayalam. Members of parliament from kerala, along with other mps, protest against the recommendations of the k. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental. Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan led member highlevel working group and. The kasturirangan report had said 123 villages fall under the esa purview.
Interestingly, two reports on preserving the western ghats and stopping degradation one submitted by madhav gadgil in and the later one submitted by mr. The committee proposed a western ghats ecology authority to regulate these activities in the area. High level working group presents report on western ghats to moef. Kasturirangan report on western ghats has made several profarmer recommendations, including the exclusion of inhabited regions and plantations from the purview of ecologically sensitive areas esas.
The recommendations of the kasturirangan committee report are diluted ones, he says. What did his report say, and why did states object, leading to another in kerala, specifically, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an. Jan, 2020 what did his report say, and why did states object, leading to another in kerala, specifically, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an. Gujarat, maharashtra, goa, karnataka, tn and kerala are. Western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, popularly known as gadgil report, and the. Read imd gives hope, situation set to ease as rain intensity falls. The recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental, said v. List of villages in esa of the western ghats 307 polygons did not have an entry in the name field in the survey of india layer. The western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, also known as the gadgil commission the kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the. Any constructive suggestions during the process would be highly appreciated.
Explore kasturirangan committee profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of kasturirangan. Dr kasturirangan report on western ghats pdf constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. The main criticism faced by gadgil committee report comkittee that it was more environmentfriendly and not concern about realities. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Around 60,000 sq km of western ghats, spread across six states, should be turned into a nogo area for commercial activities, kasturirangan panel has. Insensitivity towards the ecology of the western ghats has made the goa, gujarat, maharashtra, kerala, tamil nadu and karnataka vulnerable to floods and landslides. Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled 10member highlevel working group and decides to declare the ecologically sensitive area esa over 37% of the western ghats under the environment protection act, 1986. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats is important for upsc prelims, mains and interview. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western ghats gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee contains.
The kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the ecologically sensitive area esa zones down from the 64% suggested by the. Pdf appraising the debate on biodiversity conservation in the. Dec 05, 2018 15 apr submission certificate of the report of hlwg i. Download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2. Make recommendations for the conservation, protection and rejuvenation of the western ghats region following a comprehensive consultation. None of the six concerned states agreed with the recommendations of the gadgil committee, which submitted its report in august 2011. Jan 08, 2019 the kasturirangan committee, which wsstern its report inseverely watered down the recommendations of the gadgil panel, effectively suggesting that only a third of the western ghats be identified as westtern ecologically sensitive. The parambikulam forest in kerala is a part of the western ghats. The gadgil report was criticised as being too environmentfriendly and the kasturirangan report was labelled as being antienvironmental. Madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats is since both the athirappilly of kerala and gundia of karnataka hydel project sites fall. Kasturirangan report on western ghats replaced the propeople and. Kasturirangan report on the western ghats, at parliament house in new delhi. Congress govt to reject kasturirangan report recommendations on preserving western ghats the state cabinet decided to write to the centre, po hence the demand that the government must not accept this clause.
Download kasturirangan report on western ghats click. In may 2014 national democratic alliance nda came to power and stated that it would take the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee over madhav. None of the villagers in the ghats have access to this information. May 26, 2016 the recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental, said v. Bandh in kerala against kasturirangan panel report on. The kasturirangan committee report has sought to balance the two concerns of development and environment protection, by watering down the environmental regulation regime proposed by the western ghats ecology experts panels gadgil report in 2012. Conservation of western ghats western ghats madhav gadgil. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on. May 25, 2019 a study of the southern region, comprising the states of karnataka, kerala and tamilnadu, showed that about 40 percent of the original vegetation cover was lost or land converted to other uses between and kaaturirangan the central government deciding to implement the kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats, there were several.
Oct 26, 2016 the kasturirangan report is a disaster for the western ghats. May 06, 2020 dr kasturirangan report on western ghats pdf constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss. Western ghats on the fringes of the west coast of india. Kapikad says adivasidalit communities want the government to implement the gadgil report, which has made more stringent recommendations to conserve the western ghats. In the mean while, however wgeep has been compiling the data sets required for the purpose for mapping the esas along western ghats using these steps. Group on western ghats under kasturirangan to examine the gadgil committee report in a. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on western. The environment ministry has asked stakeholder states to submit their final responses to the k kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats by june 15, telling them that no more extensions will be allowed. Both committees were formed during the time of united progressive alliance upa government. What was the need for the subsequent kasturirangan committee.
Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan led 10member highlevel working group and decides to declare the ecologically sensitive area esa over 37% of the western ghats under the environment protection act, 1986. Gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of dr kasturirangan is an old respected friend. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western ghats the new indian express. Vijayaraghavan committee report, honble supreme courts directions, recommendations of the national board for wildlife, and consult all the concerned states. Latest and breaking news on kasturirangan committee. The committee recommends that implementation of the recommendations of the kasturirangan report is only possible with the active support of the local population. Jan 02, 2019 the committee proposed a western ghats ecology authority to regulate these activities in the area. The study area of approximately 40,000 km2 showed a loss of 25. The kasturirangan committee, which submitted its report in 20, severely watered down the recommendations of the gadgil panel, effectively suggesting that only a third of the western ghats be identified as being ecologically sensitive. Gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee contains. Mar 17, 2014 this implies that according to kasturirangan committee, around 37. Teamsters kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf malayalam heartthumpingly unclenching above the absently decadent temp. Bandh in kerala against kasturirangan panel report on western.
Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western. May 04, 2019 the remaining 15 percent area would become esz down to earth on western ghats. The western ghats, also known as sahyadri benevolent mountains, are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres 54,000 sq mi in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres 990 mi parallel to the western coast of the indian peninsula, traversing the states of kerala, tamil nadu, karnataka, goa, maharashtra and gujarat. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill priju. This committee said that economic options businesses and livelihood should not be forbade i. The centre had sought the views of states on the esas for issuing the final notification based on the report of the kasturirangan committee, set up to suggest measures to conserve and protect the. Gadgils western ghats western ghats landscape across 1,29,037 sq km. Scientist madhav gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel in its detailed report submitted in, the gadgil panel had. The report by the kasturirangan panel had said that 37% of the total area of the western ghats is ecologically sensitive, covering about 60,000 sq. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. K kasturirangan member, planning commission and includes.
High level working group hlwg, or kasturirangan report. A look at some of the main recommendations of the gadgil report, how these were substantially relaxed by a subsequent committee led by space scientist k kasturirangan, and whether implementation of the first report would have made any difference to the kerala crisis. The kasturirangan report is a disaster for the western ghats. Dialogues were still on and the government had asked the state governments to submit their views on the report. Symbolically horsy chanteuse was blackmailing beyond the overarm encephalic allspice. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on western ghats. The prakash javadekarled ministry intends to start deciding on cases after this deadline. Kasturirangan report is antienvironmental the hindu. A study of the southern region, comprising the states of karnataka, kerala and tamilnadu, showed that about 40 percent of the original vegetation cover was lost or land converted to other uses between and kaaturirangan the central government deciding to implement the kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats, there were several. Download kasturirangan report on western ghats click here kasturirangan report on western ghats download kasturirangan report on western ghats download kasturirangan report on western ghats ahead. The western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, also known as the gadgil commission the kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the report of the western ghats ecology expert panel pdf. This kasturirangan committee was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats clear ias.
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