Ghats as esa as per the recommendations of two committees led by madhav gadgil and k. Madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats clear ias. Gadgils western ghats western ghats landscape across 1,29,037 sq km.
The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31 august 2011. The kerala government has submitted to the centre its revised recommendations on demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas esas in the western ghats in the state, chief minister pinarayi vijayan told the state assembly today. Jan 03, 2016 down from the 64% suggested by the gadgil report, kasturirangan report sought to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the ecologically sensitive areas esas. Introduction western ghats also known as sahyadri unesco world heritage site. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download. He was replying to a notice for an adjournment motion, seeking a discussion on the difficulties faced by the local people in the high ranges of munnar in the western ghats to get a noobjection. Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled. Yellow highlighted text is copied directly from the kasturirangan report.
Kerala panel seeks dilution of kasturirangan report, stirs controversy. Want strict implementation of kasturirangan report. The rajya sabha committee on government assurances has examined issues related to the categorisation of the western ghats as ecologically sensitive areas esa as per the recommendations of two committees led by madhav gadgil and k. The recommendation of the kasturirangan panel included banning activities like mining, quarrying, construction of thermal power plants and. Muraleedharan has said that his party wanted the madhav gadgil committee report on western ghats conservation to be implemented instead of the k. Pdf western ghats ecology expert panel a play in five acts.
What was the need for the subsequent kasturirangan committee. 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. Former chairman of the indian space research organisation isro, dr. Kasturirangan report is antienvironmental the hindu. Moef, accepting the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee on western ghats conservation. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan took his bachelor of science with honours and master of science degrees in physics from bombay university and received his doctorate degree in experimental high energy astronomy in 1971 working at the physical research laboratory. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats.
Kasturirangan committee report and consequently, not covered by the draft notification should still be. The kasturirangan report had said 123 villages fall under the esa purview. Kerala chief minister pinarayi vijayan file photo the kerala government has written to the centre to exclude 886. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection. Kerala submits revised recommendations on kasturirangan report. Green politics and greener pastures oddeven formula. He is presently chancellor of central university of rajasthan and niit university. The western ghats is a biological treasure trove that is endangered, and it needs to be protected and regenerated, indeed celebrated for its enormous wealth of endemic species and natural beautythis is what the 10 member expert panel headed by dr k kasturirangan said in its report presented to the. Recently, the term of k kasturirangan committee was ext gktoday. This kasturirangan committee was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. 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.
Kasturirangan recieved the award for his contribution towards developing gis and remote sensing technologies dr. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. The applicant continued to persist with the prayer that the areas of western ghats, which were not included in the dr. Kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats and severe punishment to violators. What is so controversial about madhav gadgil committee and kasturirangan committee reports. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp see other formats. 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.
None of the six concerned states agreed with the recommendations of the gadgil committee, which submitted its report in august 2011. Since they are continuous without any major breaks, hence it is very difficult to pass through them. The recommendations report intended to be a starting point in a long and what could be an eventful odyssey to understand the manenvironmental relations through the eyes of western ghats which in the view of its creator can be a gift or a curse depending on how we judge and act was given a goahead by goi but has met with widespread. We also recall with gratitude the special interest dr. Download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2. Kerala submits revised recommendations on business standard. Xiixxiii out of the estimated 164,280 km2 of the western ghats area, the natural landscape constitutes only 41 per cent.
Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Gadgil and kasturi rangan report analysis on western ghats. Importance of preserving karnatakas western ghats, tigers. Global biodiversity hotspot extraordinarily rich in plant and animal species. The union government had sought the views of states where the western ghats are locatedgujarat, maharashtra, goa, karnataka, kerala, and tamil naduon 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 ecology of the hill range. Pdf appraising the debate on biodiversity conservation in the. The kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the ecologically sensitive area esa zones down. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan is presently member of planning commission. The kasturirangan report had said that 37% of the total area under western ghats is ecologically sensitivecovering about 60,000sq. Mar 17, 2014 this implies that according to kasturirangan committee, around 37. How much does the kasturirangan committee understand about.
Gadgil report marked out 60 percent of the western ghats as the highestpriority ecologically sensitive zone esz 1. K kasturirangan also serves as a member of the board of trustees of the raman research institute trust, bengaluru. There are unjustified human interventions in natural. Group hl wg chaired by k kasturirangan, and the violence that has. To draft new education policy recently, the union human resource development ministry has extended the term of k. The western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, also known as the gadgil commission after its chairman madhav gadgil, was an environmental research commission appointed by the ministry of environment and forests of india.
Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill priju. 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. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Apr 6, 2017 a response from col muthanna, president, coorg wildlife society to the coverage of the issue by a coorgbased newspaper, coffeeland news.
In 2005, former chairman of isro k kasturirangan, an alumnus of srv school, allotted rs 1. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan took his bachelor of science with honours and master of science degrees in physics from bombay university and received his doctorate degree in experimental high energy astronomy in 1971 working at the physical research laboratory, ahmedabad. The kasturirangan panel has recommended that there should be a complete ban on mining activity in ecologically sensitive area esa zone and current mining activities should be phased out within five years, or at. The recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental, said v. 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. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp. Kerala to approach centre on kasturirangan report india. Western ghats ecology issues to be based on kasturirangan. Western ghats by western ghats aam aadmi projectwgaap. Kasturirangan national institute of advanced studies.
The kasturirangan commission 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. Environmental activists and a section of the political leaders strongly oppose a few of its key recommendations. Dec 06, 2014 members of parliament from kerala, along with other mps, protest against the recommendations of the k. This committee said that economic options businesses and livelihood should not be forbade i. Oct 26, 2016 the kasturirangan panel was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. This was slightly less than the 59, sq km recommended by the kasturirangan committee. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel pdf. Apr 24, 20 excerpts from hlwg and wgeep report on western ghats. One among 8 hottest hotspots of biodiversity block rain fall to deccan plateau. The kasturirangan panel was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan led.
Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on. The k kasturirangan committee tasked with drafting a new education policy has got third extension from the hrd ministry to give final shape to the draft. Hottest hotspots of biodiversity, species richness and endemism the western ghats. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss. All development projects, located within 10 km of the western ghats esa and requiring environment clearance ec, shall be regulated as per the provisions of the eia notification 2006. The government accepts this kasturirangan report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan which led by other 10member groups. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on western.
The planning commission should create a special western ghats. Western ghats are also known as sahyadri in certain parts of india they run parallel to the western coast of india. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf. High level working group hlwg report on western ghats kasturirangan committee report hlwg report volume i, pp.
The panel,headed by dr oommen v oommen,chairman of kerala s biodiversity board,was asked to study the madhav gadgil and kasturirangan reports on western ghats in the wake of widespread protest from the public. Jun 25, 2018 moving the motion, kcm leader k m mani said one of the reasons given by the revenue officials for denying noc was the nonissuance of the final notification under the kasturirangan report. Report of the high level working group on western ghats kasturirangan western. He is the former chancellor of jawaharlal nehru university and the chairman of karnataka knowledge commission. May 26, 2016 the recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental, said v. Kasturirangan report about ecologically sensitive areas esa in the western ghats.
Nov 18, 20 want strict implementation of kasturirangan report. With less than 6 percent of the land area of india, contains more than 30 percent of all plant, fish. Conclave local organizing committee of committed individuals brought their. Kasturirangan report the protests over the centres move to implement the kasturirangan report are politically motivated. The western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, also known as the gadgil commission. 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. Calling for a holistic approach towards water conservation, including recharging of structures, the former chairman of indian space research organisation, k kasturirangan said agriculture in india, particularly paddy cultivation, consumes substantial amount of water.
Kasturiranganled 10member panel highlevel working group hlwg has prepared a report on western ghats which suggests for ban on development activities in 60,000 sq km ecologically sensitive area spread over gujarat. Archbishop mar jacob thoomkuzy has urged rbi not to permit the transfer of the shares. Both committees were formed during the time of united progressive alliance upa government. The western ghats is a biological treasure trove that is endangered, and it needs to be protected and regenerated, indeed celebrated for its enormous wealth of endemic species and natural beautythis is what the 10 member expert panel headed by dr k kasturirangan said in its report presented to the environment minister ms jayanti. In may 2014 national democratic alliance nda came to power and stated that it would take the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee over madhav. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan born 24 october 1940 is an indian space scientist who headed the indian space research organisation isro from 1994 to 2003. Kasturirangan committee to draft a new education policy till august 31. Kerala also submitted a report of an expert committee justifying the states stand and based on that, the centre in a draft notification issued in 2014 declared 9993. The date for the draft notification of the western ghats report will expire on march 4. Madhav gadgil panel wgeep western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep headed by madhav gadgil was formed by moef in 2010 to study the impact of population pressure, climate change and development activities on the western ghats. Huge diversity of natural, seminatural and agroecosystems. Gadgil and kasturi rangan report analysis on western ghats by. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by.
Organize a public transparent, participatory database on indian environment by combining the. With this objective western ghats ecology expert panel was constituted by the. The recent government notification on esas in the western ghats has met with strong objections from various. Conclusion in a state like kerala facing severe ecological problems, such a move will lead to disastrous consequences. Kasturirangan is head of a committee tasked with creating a new education policy for india. Kasturirangan led 10member panel highlevel working group hlwg has prepared a report on western ghats which suggests for ban on development activities in 60,000 sq km ecologically sensitive area spread over gujarat, karnataka, maharashtra, goa, kerala and tamil nadu. The committee proposed a western ghats ecology authority to regulate these activities in the area. Pdf the western ghats ecology expert panel report advocates. The k kasturirangan committee tasked with drafting a new education policy has got third extension from the hrd ministry to give final shape to. The expert panel approached the project through a set of tasks such.
Kasturirangan report on the western ghats, at parliament house in new delhi. Celebrations and convergence for conservation in western ghats. The rajya sabha committee on government assurances has made the. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental.
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