Kasturirangan report is antienvironmental the hindu. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam. Will six states along western ghats ever reach a consensus. Jairam ramesh my report on western ghats being misinterpreted, says gadgil ready reckoner for. He is the former chancellor of jawaharlal nehru university and the chairman of karnataka knowledge commission. Dec 06, 2014 criticising the nda government for deciding to pursue kasturirangan report instead of the gadgils report, the science movement activists, who spoke at the convention maintained that the nda had gone back on its promise given to the public before the election that it would support the gadgil committee report if it came to power. The gadgil report clearly says, repeatedly, that the report should be discussed at the panchayath level and the final decisions on all the. Yellow highlighted text is copied directly from the kasturirangan report.
Firstly, both differ in the extent of the area that should be brought under protection. In contrast, the annual rainfall spans a range of no more than mm over hundreds of kilometres across the deccan plateau. 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. Want strict implementation of kasturirangan report.
The kasturirangan panel was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. 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. Both committees were formed during the time of united progressive alliance upa government. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection. Madhav gadgil, expert who headed western ghats report s. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan born 24 october 1940 is an indian space scientist who headed the indian space research organisation isro from 1994 to 2003. Highlights of gadgil report free download as powerpoint presentation.
The centre on wednesday rejected kerala governments plea to avoid inhabited areas while implementing the kasturirangan report. Will six states along western ghats ever reach a consensus on. Aug 24, 2018 the hindu analysis 25 august 2018 gadgil committee and kasturirangan committee, kuldip nayar. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by.
The gadgil panel faced stiff resistance from all political parties, particularly. Jul 27, 20 the essence of wgeep western ghats ecology expert panel which is commonly known as gadgil committee report, that the development and conservation can go handin hand, in a totally democratic and transparent way empowering the local people to decide upon their development options, has disappeared, totally, in the hlwg high level working group which is commonly known as kasturirangan. Western ghats ecological expert panel wgeep report commonly known as madhav gadgil report that was promulgated by the ministry of environment and forest moef on may 23, 2012 aftermath a huge pressure from concerned sections, though the report was with upa government since aug 2011. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp see other formats. The panel was asked to perform the following functions. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Apr 18, 20 the kasturirangan panel was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. 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.
Kasturirangan report marks only 37 percent area but considers wider western ghat boundaries as esa. This article attempts to critically assess these reports and to remove the misconceptions. The government today junked the report on western ghats by environmentalist madhav gadgil and said it instead prefers the kasturirangan committees report. In kerala, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an area of,000 sq km as esa. The hlwg also aroused adversity by recommending whole villages as ecosensitive areas and by retaining the antipeople guidelines of the wgeep report. No new thermal power projects, but hydro power projects allowed with restrictions.
Thus, in the western ghats the annual rainfall ranges from as much as 8000 mm in the southwestern corner of the upper nilgiris to a mere 500 mm in the moyar gorge just 30 km to its east. Nov 18, 20 gadgil panel report, a roadmap for western ghats conservation. It is also not healthy that the discussions on the report are centred on certain levels of the people. Kerala submits revised recommendations on kasturirangan report. If you think swamys report is not green enough and gadgil recommendations is the greenest green, you do not need to read the report. I am surprised that a man of his stature put such statement on his report, he said. Highlights of gadgil report biodiversity conservation biology. The hindu analysis 25 august 2018 gadgil committee and.
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. Gadgil panel report, a roadmap for western ghats conservation. Mar 17, 2014 the above description makes it clear that there are three key differences between the gadgil report and the kasturirangan report. Gadgils report proposed to declare this entire landscape as esa, creating three eszs within it. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for. Gadgil and kasturirangan reports on western ghats in the wake of widespread protest from the public. Kasturirangan, jbs haldane, the celebrated 19h century scientist and humanist who quit england protesting its imperialistic invasion of suez to become an indian citizen has said. They are being orchestrated to disrupt the sabrimala pilgrimage. But under pressure from the kerala government, the notified area was brought down to less than 10,000 sq km. The gadgil panel faced stiff resistance from all political parties, particularly in kerala. Comparison of gadgil report and kasturirangan report. 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. This kasturirangan committee was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats.
He is presently chancellor of central university of rajasthan and niit university. Even those who opposed the gadgil committee report now want it in place of the kasturirangan committee report. The much awaited crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled 10member highlevel working group has been submitted to the environment ministry. Jairam ramesh my report on western ghats being misinterpreted, says gadgil ready reckoner for stakeholders on kasturirangan panel report. Is kasturirangans report a diluted version of gadgil report. The kasturirangan report had said 123 villages fall under the esa purview. Kasturirangan report blogs, comments and archive news on.
He prescribed that the existing sanctuaries and esz1 would together cover 60 percent of this landscape. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western ghats the new indian express the gadgil panel had recommended a blanket approach consisting of guidelines for sectorwise activities, which could be permitted in the ecologically sensitive zones. 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. When ever we study environment, the evergreen topic of debate is between environment and development. One among 8 hottest hotspots of biodiversity block rain fall to deccan plateau. Western ghats by western ghats aam aadmi projectwgaap. Gadgil and kasturi rangan report analysis on western ghats by. Gadgil s report proposed to declare this entire landscape as esa, creating three eszs within it. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp. Kasturirangan committee report pdf former district incharge minister b ramanath rai has urged the central government not to implement the recommendations of kasturirangan. The much awaited crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan led 10member highlevel working group has been submitted to the environment ministry.
Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental. 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. The hindu analysis 25 august 2018 gadgil committee and kasturirangan committee, kuldip nayar. Any constructive suggestions during the process would be highly appreciated. The tone of the report, unlike that of the gadgil report, clearly suggests that given a choice kasturirangan and his team will stand by a human making a meagre living out of the forest than, say. Reiterating its opposition to the implementation of the kasturirangan report recommendations on saving the ecosensitive zone in the western ghats, villages in 16 gram panchayats in khanapur taluk and one gram panchayat in belagavi taluk which were to be affected by the report have passed a resolution against implementation of the kasturirangan report in gram sabha. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats.
Criticising the nda government for deciding to pursue kasturirangan report instead of the gadgils report, the science movement activists, who spoke at the convention maintained that the nda had gone back on its promise given to the public before the election that it would support the gadgil committee report if it came to power. 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. On its part, to contain the mass protest, the congress leadership has been propagating the lie that the moef has rejected the gadgil report and accepted the kasturirangan report. He is presently chancellor of central university of rajasthan 2 and niit university. If you think the implementation of kasturirangan report by the imperial government in delhi is heavy handed and requires more deliberations and clarity, or if you are generally pissed off with how federalism. The kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the ecologically sensitive area esa zones. Gadgil panel report and kerala floods ias parliament.
Preservation of eastern, western ghats insightsias. Order of the national green tribunal with regard to dr. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. Highlights of gadgil report biodiversity conservation. The gadgil panel report had faced unanimous opposition from state governments for recommending that. Keralas hilly regions had witnessed protests after the centre passed two orders in november 20 for implementing the report, which imposed several. It proposes protecting 90 per cent of the regions natural landscape as ecological sensitive area. Gadgil and kasturi rangan report analysis on western ghats.
The essence of wgeep western ghats ecology expert panel which is commonly known as gadgil committee report, that the development and conservation can go handin hand, in a totally democratic and transparent way empowering the local people to decide upon their development options, has disappeared, totally, in the hlwg high level working group which is commonly known as. Introduction western ghats also known as sahyadri unesco world heritage site. The protests over the centres move to implement the kasturirangan report are politically motivated. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss. To assess the current status of ecology of the western ghats region. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for now. In may 2014 national democratic alliance nda came to power and stated that it would take the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee over madhav. Kasturirangan report latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. May 26, 2016 the recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental, said v. Kasturirangan on the high level working group report on wgeep and western ghats.
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