Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan led. The entire report, more than 500 pages, has been condensed in this. Certain sections of people in kerala, strongly protested the implementation of the report since most. What did his report say, and why did states object, leading to another in kerala, specifically, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an. The kasturirangan committee has been set up to suggest measures to conserve the ecology of the hill range. Kerala chief minister pinarayi vijayan file photo the kerala government has written to the centre to exclude 886. Former district incharge minister b ramanath rai has urged the central government not to implement the recommendations of kasturirangan. 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. In august 2012, then environment minister constituted a highlevel working group on western ghats under kasturirangan to examine the gadgil committee report in a holistic and multidisciplinary fashion in the light of responses received from states, central ministries and others. Ramanath rai, had recently urged the centre against implementing the recommendations of the report noting that, implementation of report will have an impact on villages in 20, sq km of western ghats region in karnataka.
But the kerala government rejected the committee report and did not ecologist, madhav gadgil had suggested environmental protection in. Kerala overlooks environmental aspects of proposed small hydropower plants. Since both the athirappilly of kerala and gundia of karnataka hydel project sites fall in. Kottiyoor, a village in the eastern side of kannur district of kerala, witnessed violence as part of a protest against the recommendations of kasturirangan committee report to protect the western. Gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee contains. Kasturirangan committee submits the draft national. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats is since both the athirappilly of kerala and gundia of. Oct 26, 2016 environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled.
A higher proportion of population living in the western ghats region of kerala are restricted to carry out. Kerala submits revised recommendations on kasturirangan report. Jan 02, 2019 in august 2012, then environment minister constituted a highlevel working group on western ghats under kasturirangan to examine the gadgil committee report in a holistic and multidisciplinary fashion in the light of responses received from states, central ministries and others. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental. The gadgil panel faced stiff resistance from all political parties, particularly in kerala. Kasturirangan submitted the draft national educational policy to the union human resource development minister, shri ramesh pokhriyal nishank and minister of state for hrd, shri sanjay shamrao dhotre in new delhi today in the presence of shri r. 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. Understand the details of hlwg report and wgeep report. Report of the high level working group on western ghats kasturirangan. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf. 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. 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. In fact, it is not even a question of the report not being accepted or the recommendations being ignored.
Kasturirangan reports, as well as the idea of esas. The kasturirangan report only more or less talks about government controlled forests and how to protect those. 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. The gadgil or western ghats ecological expert panel wgeep report did not find. Gadgil panel report and kerala floods ias parliament. Madhav gadgil, expert who headed western ghats report. Jayanthi natarajan for entrusting this important task to us, a task which was challenging and called for. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for now. Kasturirangan report got the tag as antienvironmental soon after its release.
Kerala government today submitted a comprehensive report comprising its final views on the kasturirangan report on western ghats to the. Kasturirangan western ghats report india environment portal. I would like to get a malayalam pdf file of kasturirangan report. The article tries to justify the arguments and demands farmers union in the region on the basis of the report of the western ghats ecology expert panel chaired by prof. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats, excerpts books mathrubhumi. Dec 05, 2018 with the central government deciding to implement the kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats, there were several protests in kerala. 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 ecologically sensitive area esa zones down from the 64%. Speakers pointed to threats to the ecosystem from construction, mining, industries, real estate, and hydropower.
The kerala government had appointed a threemember committee to study the impact of the report. Earlier on october 21, ldf had boycotted the allparty meeting convened by the chief minister to discuss how the kasturirangan committee report would affect the state. 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 high level working group on western ghats. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats hence deserves much attention for upsc prelims, mains and interview. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by. Whether youre looking for things to do in kerala such as events and attractions, key traveller information. The kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the ecologically. Mar 19, 2020 what did his report say, and why did states object, leading to another in kerala, specifically, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats clear ias. For nonstarters, if you are in favor of implementing krishnaswamy kasturirangans recommendations in full, you do not need to read the report. Jan 15, 2020 people in kerala, especially christian organizations, strongly protested the implementation of the report since most weatern the farmers in the hilly regions are christians, especially in wayanad.
But the report doesnt contain any information or suggestion. The kasturirangan report had said 123 villages fall under the esa purview. The notification for esa in kerala based on the kasturirangan report, with a revised list of areas was. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill.
Consultation with government bodies and civil society groups. News bandh in kerala against kasturirangan panel report on western ghats. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill priju. Kasturirangan panel report kpr is the basic document that is being relied upon in the case of areas that have been earmarked as ecologically sensitive areas esas of the western ghats. The report had recommended that the entire western ghats, spread over six states, including kerala, be declared ecologically sensitive and had assigned three levels of ecological sensitivity to. Kerala to form new panel to study kasturirangan report on western ghats.
Aug 20, 2018 of the area that was finally notified, only 9,993. Bandh in kerala against kasturirangan panel report on western. The western ghats acts as a huge water kasturiranggan supplying water to six states. Retrieved 14 march dialogues were still on and the government had asked the state governments to submit their views on the report. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download. Environment being one of the favourite areas for upsc, it is necessary to analyse the details of recent hot topics or controversies. Any constructive suggestions during the process would be highly appreciated. Aug 17, 2019 if kasturirangan report is implemented in toto, it will impair the lives of farmers beyond redemption and bring all developmental activities in the region to a complete halt.
News kerala to form new panel to study kasturirangan report on. As you all know, the need of the hour is sustainable development. Further, the hlwg had the privilege of meeting with chief ministers of maharashtra, goa and kerala along with their cabinet colleagues and elected. The panel against kasturirangan report has called a hartal in vechuchira panchayat in pathanamthitta. Kerala government submits its views on kasturirangan report. He said the scale of the disaster would have been smaller had the state government and local authorities followed environmental laws. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats.
But under pressure from the kerala government, the notified area was brought down to less than 10,000 sq km. If you think swamys report is not green enough and gadgil recommendations is the greenest green, you do not need to read the report. According to the kasturirangan report, a total of,108 sq km, including stretches in 123 villages in kerala, was proposed to be demarcated as ecologically fragile land under the esa. This post is longer than most of our previous articles but read till the end to get your basics right. 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. Natural and cultural landscapes in western ghats region of kerala. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam download pdf.
The climate is humid and tropical in the lower reaches to the sea. 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. Subsequent to submission of kasturirangan report, kerala government has. However, the report of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, popularly known as the madhav gadgil report, and that of the high level working group hlwg, known as kasturirangan report, have evoked opposition from all sections of the people.
What is so controversial about madhav gadgil committee and kasturirangan committee reports. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats is important for upsc prelims, mains and interview. Kasturirangan committee has identified 63% of the western ghats area as cultural. Kerala government today submitted a comprehensive report comprising its final views on the kasturirangan report on western ghats to the centre. Malayalam translation of kasthuri rangan report, functioning of help desk. Kasturirangan report rocks kerala assembly 4 times points earned. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam salim ali. An overview malayalam published by kerala state biodiversity board ksbb suchitwa mission administrative report 201112 published pesticide residue research and analytical laboratory iind report on plan scheme. Pdf the bitter opposition in kerala to the gadgil and kasturirangan reports on the conservation of the western ghats was a result of. Production and marketing of safe to eat pesticide free vegetables for sale through government outlets. Download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2. 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.
Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam. People in kerala, especially christian organizations, strongly protested the implementation of the report since most weatern the farmers in the hilly regions are christians, especially in wayanad. 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. Jan 08, 2019 speakers pointed to threats to the ecosystem from construction, mining, industries, real estate, and hydropower. In kerala, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an area of,000 sq km as esa. Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled. Kasturirangan have come into debate after the floods in kerala and kodagu. With the central government deciding to implement the kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats, there were several protests in kerala. The centre on wednesday rejected kerala governments plea to avoid inhabited areas while implementing the kasturirangan report. Forests kerala submits revised recommendations on kasturirangan report. The three major rivers that originate in the western ghats and flow to the east are godavari, krishna and kaveri etc. Kerala to approach centre on kasturirangan report india.
Reports on western ghats this kasturirangan committee was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Gadgils comments at a time when there is an increasing chorus in kerala to. High level working group hlwg, or kasturirangan report. May 16, 2019 download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2. Jun 25, 2018 according to the kasturirangan report, a total of,108 sq km, including stretches in 123 villages in kerala, was proposed to be demarcated as ecologically fragile land under the esa. The report had recommended that the entire western ghats, spread over six states, including kerala, be declared ecologically sensitive and had assigned three levels of ecological sensitivity to regions within the ghats.
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