Kasturirangan western ghats report india environment portal. The commercially most important species, teak, grows best in tracts of moderate rainfall where the natural vegetation consists of moist. Kasturirangan report archives official website of kerala. As the consecutive floods have shown, the government can no. The committee recommends that implementation of the recommendations of the kasturirangan report is only possible with the active support of the local population. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on. Kerala chief minister pinarayi vijayan file photo the kerala government has written to the centre to exclude 886. The kasturirangan report had said 123 villages fall under the esa purview. Kerala government today submitted a comprehensive report comprising its final views on the kasturirangan report on western ghats to the. Members of parliament from kerala, along with other mps, protest against the recommendations of the k. Kerala priests and politicians unite to oppose gadgil report on western ghats the gadgil report recommends declaring 37 per cent of the ghats as ecologically fragile, effectively putting an end to all commercial activities, a move strongly opposed by most stakeholders. What did his report say, and why did states object, leading to another in kerala, specifically, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an.
The life supporting and biodiversity rich ecosystems of western ghats are. An overview malayalam published by kerala state biodiversity board ksbb. Forest land, agriculture areas, plantations and inhabited lands have been demarcated separately. The recommendations of the kasturirangan committee report are diluted ones, he says. Kerala to submit final views on kasturirangan report tomorrow forest land will be preserved as ecologically fragile land. 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. Why the western ghats keep conservationists at loggerheads. Madhav gadgil has said the recent havoc in kerala is a consequence of shortsighted policymaking, and warned that goa may also be in the line of natures fury. The kasturirangan report only more or less talks about government controlled forests and how to protect those.
Cpim led ldf opposition members in kerala today disrupted proceedings in the house, seeking a debate on the kasturirangan committee report on western ghats conservation forcing the speaker to adjourn the assembly for an hour. So, the gadgil report and subsequently the kasturirangan committee report on the same issue, needs to be taken up seriously. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental. This committees report watered down the focus on preserving the environment and recommended that only 37% of the western ghats region be classified as an esa. Natural and cultural landscapes in western ghats region of kerala. 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 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%. Kerala priests and politicians unite to oppose gadgil. What is so controversial about madhav gadgil committee and kasturirangan committee reports. Kerala to approach centre on kasturirangan report india. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with western ghats hence deserves much attention for upsc prelims, mains and interview. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download.
Conclusion in a state like kerala facing severe ecological problems, such a move will lead to disastrous consequences. Coronavirus news indepth blogs videos book store africa climate agriculture. Pdf the bitter opposition in kerala to the gadgil and kasturirangan reports on the conservation of the western ghats was a result of. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam. Download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2. Download, read this report along with related documents, studies and more though there are many who treat kasturirangan report as a more practical report, the truth is that gadgil kasturirangn was not antifarmer.
Bandh in kerala against kasturirangan panel report on. Ldf members were irritated over the centres assertion before the national green tribunal yesterday that order restricting industrial. Recent kerala flood is a lesson worth of learning for indias disaster management system. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats is important for upsc prelims, mains and interview. Environmentalists say the government and political parties are buying time by appointing new committee now. Following severe resistance to the implementation of gadgil committee report, kasturirangan panel was set up in 2012 to advise the government on gadgil committee. Bandh in kerala against kasturirangan panel report on western ghats. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill priju. With the kasturirangan report on western ghat conservation becoming a hot poll debate in the state, bjp kerala unit has told the election commission that the centres move to issue a new. The kasturirangan committee was headed by krishnaswamy kasturirangan, former chairman of the indian space research organisation.
Kerala to submit final views on kasturirangan report. Certain sections of people in kerala, strongly protested the implementation of the report since most. Reports and manuals government of kerala, india kerala gov. Download, read this report along with related documents, studies and more. Theyve hence asked the western ghats states kerala, karnataka, tamil nadu, goa and maharashtra, to get together to coordinate strategies. Kerala submits revised recommendations on kasturirangan report. Gadgils comments at a time when there is an increasing chorus in kerala to. 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. Based on the report and the recommendations of the state, the ministry accepted an area of 9993. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. 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. The gadgil panel faced stiff resistance from all political parties, particularly in kerala. Environmentalists argue that the miseries and destruction caused by the rains and floods in kerala would have been less severe if the government had taken the initiative to implement the recommendations made in the gadgil committee report on the preservation of the western ghats. Extensive quarrying, forest land acquisitions are reasons for the recent calamity. Kasturirangan report on on 5 february, kasturirangan report of the state. The panel, headed by dr oommen v oommen, chairman of keralas biodiversity board, was asked to study the madhav gadgil and kasturirangan reports on western ghats in the wake of widespread protest from the public.
Faq on gadgil, kasturirangan reports kochi news times. Km in 123 villages given in dr kasturirangan report hlwg, while issuing the draft notification dated 10032014. Kerala to form new panel to study kasturirangan report on western. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats, excerpts books mathrubhumi. In kerala, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an area of,000 sq km as esa. Governments in kerala, led by both the congress and left, have dismissed the report of the western ghats ecology export panel, 2011. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Kerala overlooks environmental aspects of proposed small. The kasturirangan committee has been set up to suggest measures to conserve the ecology of the hill range. 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. Kerala government has written to the centre to exclude 886. Further, the gadgil report and subsequently, the toned down kasturirangan committee report on the same issue, needs to be taken up seriously.
But under pressure from the kerala government, the notified area was brought down to less than 10,000 sq km. Appointed by the then chief minister of kerala to study the kasturirangan report in detail submitted its report to chief minister oommen chandy cm. The hlwg report in malayalam with two parts, include all western information about kerala. Report, is perhaps the only report dealing with conservation and. Any constructive suggestions during the process would be highly appreciated. 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. It is the source of water for the entire peninsular india, and also influences the monsoons. Kerala government submits its views on kasturirangan. For starters, the western ghats is the home for about 50 million people belonging to the six states of the country. This has once again impelled kerala to remember a professor, madhav gadgil, and a report prepared by a panel headed by him. Download, read this report along with related documents, studies and more the much awaited crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled member highlevel working group has been submitted to the environment ministry. Whether youre looking for things to do in kerala such as events and attractions. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats environment being one of the favorite areas for upsc, it is necessary to analyse the details of recent hot topics or controversies.
Calamities hit kerala one after the other, but gadgil. Floods for kerala, salvation is in accepting the gadgil. India, having more than 7500 km of coastline, should have a strong disaster early warning and management system. Gadgil panel report and kerala floods ias parliament. An allparty meet, convened by kerala chief minister oommen chandy on october 21, has decided to constitute an expert committee to study. In fact, it is not even a question of the report not being accepted or the recommendations being ignored. Gujarat, maharashtra, goa, karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu. Insensitivity towards the ecology of the western ghats has made the goa, gujarat, maharashtra, kerala, tamil nadu and karnataka vulnerable to floods and landslides. Kasturirangan report on the western ghats, at parliament house in new delhi. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for.
The committee recommended the government to make changes in the clauses of environmentally fragile land efl in the western ghats. Kerala kasturirangan report now available for viewing in malayalam language. Following a revival of interest in madhav gadgils western ghats expert ecology panel report and dr kasturirangans highlevel working group hlwg, there is now a strong view that it needs to. Download, read this report along with related documents, studies and. Consultation with government bodies and civil society groups. 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. Kerala to form new panel to study kasturirangan report on western ghats. Sudheeran has urged the state government to withdraw its stand opposing the previous udf governments report on exempting agriculture land and.
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