Kasturirangan western ghats report india environment portal. We estimated changes in forest cover between 1973 and 1995 in the southern part of the western ghats using satellite data. 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. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download. We also received another testimony from the sindhudurg district, by ms.
The chief minister h d kumaraswamy assured of holding a highlevel committee meeting and discussion on the possibility of protecting the interest of people in the western ghats. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on western. Jun 25, 2018 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. Madhav gadgil, expert who headed western ghats report kerala floods. 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 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. The central government on thursday came out with an order on the g. Gadgils western ghats western ghats landscape across 1,29,037 sq km. There are unjustified human interventions in natural. Western ghats on the fringes of the west coast of india. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. Want strict implementation of kasturirangan report. K kasturirangan member, planning commission and includes environmental experts and other professionals as its members. Kasturirangan committee submits the draft national.
Kasturi rangan committee on national education policy. The panchayat kottiyoor was one of the 123 villages categorised as ecologically sensitive zone esz in kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats. We also recall with gratitude the special interest dr. Scientist madhav gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel in its detailed report submitted in, the gadgil panel had. Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan led. Kasturirangan committee to draft national education policy 2017. Kasturirangan, an eminent member of the science community, a space scientist who once headed the isro and now a member of the planning commission of. Is kasturirangan giving voice to the hindi lobby with the. 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. Whether youre looking for things to do in kerala such as events and attractions, key traveller information to make your kerala visit run smoothly, youll find everything you need for your kerala holiday on kerala. What is so controversial about madhav gadgil committee and kasturirangan committee reports. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill priju. Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled member highlevel working group and.
The kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the ecologically sensitive. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by. The kasturirangan panel was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. The chief minister h d kumaraswamy assured of holding a highlevel committee meeting and discussion on the possibility of protecting the interest of people in the western ghats, at the same time. 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. Kasturirangan committee was formed mainly to suggest ways for implementation of the report prepared by the western ghats expert panel headed by gadgil said vv srinivasan general secretary of the. Gadgil report marked out 60 percent of the western ghats as the highestpriority ecologically sensitive zone esz 1. Ghats as esa as per the recommendations of two committees led by madhav gadgil and k. The kasturirangan report had said 123 villages fall under the esa purview. Eminent ecologist madhav gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, today flayed the recommendations made by the kasturirangan committee. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats clear ias.
The study area of approximately 40,000 km2 showed a loss of 25. Gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee. Mar 17, 2014 to make recommendations for the conservation, protection and rejuvenation of the western ghats region. Understand the details of hlwg report and wgeep report. May 10, 2019 download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2. 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. Aug 22, 2018 the chief minister h d kumaraswamy assured of holding a highlevel committee meeting and discussion on the possibility of protecting the interest of people in the western ghats, at the same time. Pdf the bitter opposition in kerala to the gadgil and kasturirangan reports on the conservation of. 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. Gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of dr kasturirangan is an old respected friend. The planning commission should create a special western ghats. The western ghats are internationally known for its biolog ical. 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.
Kasturirangan has steered the indian space programme gloriously for over 9 years as chairman of the indian space research organisation, of space commission and secretary to the government of india in the department of space, before laying down his office on august 27, 2003. He is presently chancellor of central university of rajasthan and niit university. The committee proposed a western ghats ecology authority to regulate these activities in the area. The climate is humid and tropical in the lower reaches to the sea.
Nov 18, 20 the rashtriya swayamsevak sangh rss and affiliated sangh parivar organisations have decided to launch a mega campaign at the state level demanding strict implementation of the k. The western ghats are the forested hill range running parallel to the arabian sea for. The three major rivers that originate in the western ghats and flow to the east are godavari, krishna and kaveri etc. 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. The western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, also known as the gadgil commission. Kasturi rangan committee on national education policy has been constituted by human resource developement ministry, under the chairmanship of dr k.
Pdf appraising the debate on biodiversity conservation in the. Kasturirangan committee report news and updates from the. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on. 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. The bill, which seeks to amend article 280 and sixth schedule of the constitution, aims to increase the financial and executive powers of the 10 autonomous councils in the sixth schedule areas of the northeast that deal with the administration of the tribal areas in the four states of assam, meghalaya. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan born 24 october 1940 is an indian space scientist who headed the indian space research organisation isro from 1994 to 2003. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss. Karnataka says no to kasturirangan report the hindu. Bandh in kerala against kasturirangan panel report on western. Report of the high level working group on western ghats kasturirangan western. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel pdf. The panel, headed by ecologist madhav gadgil, was appointed by the union ministry of environment and forests to assess the biodiversity and environmental issues of the western ghats. The gadgil committee and its successor, the kasturirangan committee, recommended suggestions to protect the western ghats. 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.
Environment ministry accepts this crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled. As part of our advocacy work on the conservation of the western ghats, we. The expert panel approached the project through a set of tasks such as. None of the six concerned states agreed with the recommendations of the gadgil committee, which submitted its report in august 2011. The wgeep after considering the earlier reports on western ghats, especially the recommendations of the pronab sen committee, resolved to consider the entire western ghats as an ecologically significant area, based mainly on the following three reasons 1 biodiversity values. Oct 18, 2019 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. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on. Although the kasturirangan report had removed several concerns of the ordinary farmers of the western ghats areas of the state, it still had several impractical suggestions in it by including in. Reports on western ghats this kasturirangan committee was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Preface ii iv constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Environment ministry asks states to submit responses on western ghats by june 15 gujarat, maharashtra, goa, karnataka, tn and kerala are the stakeholder states that stand to be affected by the kasturirangan report. While a debate is going on regarding the implementation of the kasturirangan committee report on conservation of the western ghats, the people of kodagu are supporting a balanced. 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.
The committee had strongly recommended a ban on certain new industrial and mining activities in the area, and called for strict regulation of many other developmental works in consultation with local communities and gram panchayats. Jan 15, 2020 constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Kerala submits revised recommendations on kasturirangan report. 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%. Kasturirangan comprising eminent experts from across the country to draft national education policy, 2017. According to a statement issued in kottayam by thomas k oommen, csi madhya kerala diocesan bishop, on november 16, the political controversy over the report results from lack of understanding of the essence of the reports of the kasturirangan committee as well as the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep led by madhav gadgil, the first.
Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats is important for upsc prelims, mains and interview. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan is presently member of planning commission. 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. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. What was the need for the subsequent kasturirangan committee.
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