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. Latest and breaking news on kasturirangan committee. Kerala to approach centre on kasturirangan report india. Vijayaraghavan committee report, honble supreme courts directions, recommendations of the national board for wildlife, and consult all the concerned states.
This kasturirangan committee was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Kasturirangan report latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Kasturirangan report blogs, comments and archive news on. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill priju. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Make recommendations for the conservation, protection and rejuvenation of the western ghats region following a comprehensive consultation. Kasturirangan committee report on recommendations of the western ghats ecology experts panel wgeep. Oct 26, 2016 there are 6 main controversies surround gadgils report on western ghats. Sometime despairing farmland is inflecting above the subaltern.
Govts decision comes two days after the national green tribunal had warned of strict action if clarity was not provided on the issue. There are unjustified human interventions in natural. The western ghats contain exceptional levels of plant and animal diversity and endemicity for a continental area. The centre on wednesday told the national green tribunal it would pursue the implementation of the kasturirangan committee report on western ghats, not that of its precursor, the madhav gadgil panel. Report of the western ghats, ecology expert panel pdf. This report presents the findings and recommendations of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, set up in 2010 by the then. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by arun. A massive expert panel report on the conservation of the western ghats has caused a political stir in. In particular, the level of endemicity for some of the 45,000. The planning commission should create a special western ghats sustainable development fund, as proposed in this report.
The committee on government assurances in the rajya sabha has urged the ministry of environment, forest and climate change to constitute a committee to address the issues and grievances of local people in western ghats. 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 beauty says the union ministry of environment and forests high level working group, whose much awaited report on the ghats was presented to ms. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental. Environmental activists and a section of the political leaders strongly oppose a few of its key recommendations. Kasturirangan report on western ghats replaced the propeople and. Explore kasturirangan committee profile at times of india for. 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. It has four major forest types and 23 floristic types as well as the unique high altitude grasslands. Download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. Both committees were formed during the time of united progressive alliance upa government. Gadgil committee report on western ghats pdf 31 aug panel members.
May 26, 2016 the recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental, said v. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss. Read more about western ghats ecology issues to be based on kasturirangan report on business standard. The expert panel approached the project through a set of tasks such as. Xiixxiii out of the estimated 164,280 km2 of the westernghats area, the natural landscape constitutes only 41 per cent. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on western. The ministry of environment and forests, government of. Their positioning makes the western ghats biologically rich and biogeographically unique a veritable treasure house of biodiversity. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel 2011 madhav. 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. The commission is formally known as western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep.
The committee proposed a western ghats ecology authority to regulate these activities in the area. The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31. Concerned over the difficulties that implementation of the kasturirangan report on protection of the western ghats would pose to. Jun 25, 2018 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. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf. Recommendations to save indias western ghats creates. December 10, 2014 in a setback for the kodagu politicians who had started a disinformation campaign against the kasturirangan committee report on conserving the western ghats, a statelevel expert committee which visited kodagu recently to gather opinion on the report, has sought three months time from the. Western ghats ecology issues to be based on kasturirangan. Nov 15, 20 the central government on thursday came out with an order on the g. The kasturirangan report is a disaster for the western ghats.
Nov 04, 20 assessment of climate change impacts, and vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, requires a wide range of physical, biological and socio economic models, methods, tools and data. The amazing wildlife in the rainforests of western ghats. Kasturirangan report is antienvironmental the hindu. Kasturirangan report on the western ghats, at parliament house in new delhi. Members of parliament from kerala, along with other mps, protest against the recommendations of the k. About the western ghats the hill ranges of the western ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot, extend along the west coast of india from the river tapti in the north to the southern tip of india. 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. Pdf wet evergreen forest types of southern western ghats. Gadgil slams kasturirangan report on western ghats the hindu. The government today junked the report on western ghats by environmentalist madhav gadgil and said it instead prefers the kasturirangan committees report. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf malayalam. Preface ii iv constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Will it be a disaster for the western ghats if the kasturirangan committee. Western ghats of india extends between 1156 1252 n and 7522 7611 e pascal and meherhomji 1986 fig.
Though the western ghats have shrunk by 25% over the past two decades, the environment. 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. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats clear ias. The date for the draft notification of the western ghats report will expire on march 4. Their positioning makes the western ghats biologically rich and biogeographically unique a. There are 6 main controversies surround gadgils report on western ghats. The committee will also advise the government on the stand it should take on recommendations given in the report. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on. K kasturirangan member, planning commission and includes environmental experts and other professionals as its members. Green politics and greener pastures oddeven formula.
Western ghats also known as the great escarpment of india is home to wide ranges of wild animal and bird species. Report of expert committee constituted to assess the carrying capacity of ecologically sensitive areas esas in the western ghats region of karnataka two hundred and sixtyeighth report on environmental issues of the nilgiris. Kasturirangan, a pioneer in the field of space research. 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. Xiixxiii out of the estimated 164,280 km2 of the western ghats area, the natural landscape constitutes only 41 per cent. The western ghats 40 the western ghats the western ghats also known as the sahayadaris, is one of the worlds ten hottest biodiversity hotspots. The central government on thursday came out with an order on the g. The kasturirangan report had said that 37% of the total area under western ghats is ecologically sensitivecovering about 60,000sq. Concerned over the difficulties that implementation of the kasturirangan report on protection of the western ghats would pose to kerala, chief minister oommen chandy. Kerala submits revised recommendations on business standard. The formal network of protected areas the forest reserve in the region consists of three wildlife sanctuaries and one national park, which stretch continuously along the. Why india must protect the western ghats from getting lost it could become a model for the entire country. 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. How much does the kasturirangan committee understand about.
The wg also contain more than 30 percent of indias plant, fish, bird and mammal species. Principally, the studies on impact of climate change on western ghats have been undertaken on forests and crops grown in the region. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. The rainforest of india runs parallel to the arabian sea along with west coast of india and form one of the top ten hottest biodiversity hotspots in the world. 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. Wet evergreen forest types of southern western ghats, india. The report has steered clear from demanding a strict ecological control over the western ghat complex requiring changes and regulations on agricultural practices the. An allparty meet, convened by kerala chief minister oommen chandy on october 21, has decided to constitute an expert committee to study the kasturirangan committee report on conservation of western ghats. Dec 06, 2014 farmers strongly oppose the panel report.
In recent times, we have seen two panels under madhav gadgil and kasturirangan for protection of the western ghats. 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. Environment and forests moef comprising of 14 members and. 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. Why india must protect the western ghats from getting lost. Gadgils western ghats western ghats landscape across 1,29,037 sq km. In may 2014 national democratic alliance nda came to power and stated that it would take the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee over madhav.
Article pdf available in tropical ecology 452 december 2004 with 2,344 reads how we measure reads. Ministry of environment and forests of india set up in march 2010 an expert panel gadgil commission to find a strategy for conserving these ghats madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats. The kasturirangan report had said 123 villages fall under the esa purview. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download.
The western ghats needs high attention in the sustainability aspect of whole india and especially south india. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by. Issues related to monoculture plantations and agriculture page 126175 pdf of report vol. Kerala chief minister pinarayi vijayan file photo the kerala government has written to the centre to exclude 886. High level working group hlwg report on western ghats kasturirangan committee report hlwg report volume i, pp. 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.
The role of informal protected areas in maintaining. The kerala government has submitted to the centre its revised recommendations on demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas esas in the western ghats in. The gadgil panel went by forest types above a certain altitude and defined the western ghats landscape across 1,29,037 sq km. December 10, 2014 in a setback for the kodagu politicians who had started a disinformation campaign against the kasturirangan committee report on conserving the western ghats, a statelevel expert committee which visited kodagu recently to gather opinion on the report, has sought three months time from the government to enable the. The controversial kasturirangan committee report on western ghats has snowballed into a political issue in kerala ahead of the lok sabha elections. Apr 18, 20 the report has steered clear from demanding a strict ecological control over the western ghat complex requiring changes and regulations on agricultural practices the way gadgil committee report. Gadgil report marked out 60 percent of the western ghats as the highestpriority ecologically sensitive zone esz 1. This comes two days after the tribunal had warned of strict action if clarity was not provided on the issue. Group on western ghats under kasturirangan to examine the gadgil committee report in a. 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. Status and distribution of four species of hornbills from north and central western ghata report barid baran dutta and rengasamy sakthivel zoological survey of india, mblock, new alipore, kolkata700 053 introduction the western ghats is one of the globally recognized hot spots for biodiversity in india mayers, 1990. 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. At least 325 globally threatened species occur in the western ghats.
The government today junked the report on western ghats by environmentalist madhav gadgil and said it instead prefers the kasturirangan committee s report. The committee has submitted a report in this regard. Madhav gadgil the western ghats ecology expert panel by the ministry of environment and forests of the the report embodies. Western ghats on the fringes of the west coast of india. Explore kasturirangan committee profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of kasturirangan. 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. Apr 24, 20 excerpts from hlwg and wgeep report on western ghats. May 28, 2016 madhav gadgil, chairman of the western ghats ecology expert panel, has rolled up his sleeves and slammed the kasturirangan report. The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31 august 2011. Kerala to form new panel to study kasturirangan report on. Mar 17, 2014 western ghats are home to over 5000 species of flowering plants, 9 mammal species, 508 bird species and 179 amphibian species, many undiscovered species lives. With this objective western ghats ecology expert panel was constituted by the ministry of. The western ghats is an evolutionary ecotone illustrating out of africa and out of asia hypotheses on species dispersal and vicariance.
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