Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan born 24 october in ernakulum, kerala. Reports on western ghats this kasturirangan committee was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Dr kasturirangan report on western ghats pdf constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. List of villages in esa of the western ghats 307 polygons did not have an entry. 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. Gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of dr kasturirangan is an old respected friend. Traverses the states of gujarat, maharashtra, goa, karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu. Conclusion in a state like kerala facing severe ecological problems, such a move will lead to disastrous consequences. Kasturirangan report on on 5 february, are the meghalaya miners victims of indias regional bias. The government accepts this kasturirangan report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan which led by other member groups.
Moef should put the esa map in the public domain, which will enable. The move of the state government to reject the report kazturirangan significant now as it comes at a time when kodagu district and kerala state, a part of western ghats, is ravaged by floods and. The hlwg report in malayalam with two parts, include all western information about kerala. 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. Kasturirangan report on the western ghats, at parliament house in new delhi. This article provides a report on the outcome of a series of discussions and. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. Members of parliament from kerala, along with other mps, protest against the recommendations of the k. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for. Introduction the western ghats sahyadri hills is formed by the malabar plains and the chain of mountains running parallel to indias western coast. Oct 26, 2016 there are 6 main controversies surround gadgils report on western ghats. Kasturirangan report blogs, comments and archive news on. Nov 04, 20 kasturi rangan report on western ghats part 1. Kasturirangan report latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times.
Many mafias created fear among farmers in kerala that the gadgil report is against them, and that they will lose livelihood if its recommendations are implemented. And this kasturi rangan fellow is keeping me completely out of the loop while assessing my report. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental. 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. Kerala, respectively among numerous other such fundamental contributions. He said the scale of the disaster would have been smaller had the state government and local authorities followed environmental laws. Kerala government today submitted a comprehensive report comprising its final views on the kasturirangan report on western ghats to the centre. As said earlier, the kasturirangan committee was constituted to examine the wgeep report. During its tenure, hlwg visited maharashtra, karnataka, kerala and.
Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp see other formats. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss. 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. The three major rivers that originate in the western ghats and flow to the east are godavari, krishna and kaveri etc. With the central government deciding to implement the kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats, there were several protests in kerala. May 19, 2016 close on the heels of the centres decision to keep habitations, plantations and agricultural areas in 123 villages in kerala out of the purview of the ecosensitive areas esas following a. In kerala, hlwg had discussions with honble chief minister, shri oommen chandy. 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.
Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats clear ias. Pdf the bitter opposition in kerala to the gadgil and kasturirangan reports on the. The economic impact of forest hydrological services kasturirangann local communities. Gadgil slams kasturirangan report on western ghats the hindu. The kasturirangan report only more or less talks about government controlled forests and how to protect those. 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. Moef should put the esa map in the public domain, which will. Recognition of forest rights and livelihoods of tribal communities. The expert panel approached the project through a set of tasks such as the report bans environmentdamaging activities in villages across 12 districts in the state. 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. Comprehensiveness of conservation of useful wild plants. Kasturi rangan report was criticized by many as that it. 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.
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. Nov 15, 20 responding to the violence in parts of the kerala after the central governments order on the western ghats report, kerala chief minister oommen chandy on friday urged the protesters not to resort. Ease of doing business in kerala pdf send your feedback to. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill. Kasturirangan report a blueprint for political polarization in kerala. Comparison of gadgil report and kasturirangan report. What did his report say, and why did states object, leading to another in kerala, specifically, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf. Kasturirangan, a pioneer in the field of space research. The kerala government has submitted to its union counterpart, its revised recommendations on demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas esas in the portion of the western ghats that lies in the state, chief minister pinarayi vijayan told the state assembly recently.
Kasturirangan report will make goa secretariat nodevelopment. Gallery australia says happy as rest of the world awaits new year. Report 196466 and is also mentioned in the programme of action 1992. The kasturirangan report had said 123 villages fall under the esa purview. Although the state government has opposed the report in its present form and. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by arun. Since both the athirappilly of kerala and gundia of karnataka hydel project sites fall in ecologically sensitive zone 1, these projects should not be accorded. Central government has not approved the list of esas prepared by a threemember panel headed by kerala. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan born 24 october 1940 is an indian space scientist who headed the indian space research organisation isro from 1994 to 2003. Kerala tourist map kerala tourism map free download pdf.
Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. For starters, the western ghats is the home for about 50 million people belonging to the six states of the country. Sometime despairing farmland is inflecting above the subaltern. As kerala faces its worst floods in several decadesmadhav gadgil, the author of a landmark report on the conservation of the western ghats created said that kerala floods are partly manmade. Msmedevelopment institute, ministry of msme, government of india, thrissur, kerala has prepared the 20th updated edition of the state profile as a part of msmedo action plan for the year 201415. Interrupted only by a 30km break, palghat gap in northern kerala. Karnataka says no to kasturirangan report the hindu. Kerala kasturirangan report now available for viewing in malayalam language. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill priju. Kasturi rangan report was criticized by many as that it provided loopholes for mining, which if allowed would turn detrimental to the environment, in longterm will affect development too. Critical evaluation of kasturirangan committee report on. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats hence deserves much attention for upsc prelims, mains and interview.
Oct 17, 2016 kerala pradesh congress committee president v. Kerala to form new panel to study kasturirangan report on. Joseph plant a sapling on the bar council premises at kochi on tuesday. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf 15 apr submission certificate of the report of hlwg i. 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. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download. End state master plans with meticulous spatial planning and numerous and welldefined project proposals the implementation or otherwise of which would. Pdf mapping ecologically sensitive, significant and salient areas. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for now. Kerala submits revised recommendations on kasturirangan report.
The kasturirangan committee has been set up to suggest measures to conserve the ecology of the hill range. 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. Kasturi rangan report was criticized by many as that it provided loopholes for mining, which if allowed would turn detrimental for environment, in long term will. It is the source of water for the entire peninsular india, and also influences the monsoons. The kasturirangan report is a disaster for the western ghats. Because most of his suggestions are impractical to implement. Its report and recommendations were recently approved by the state cabinet and submitted to the centre for its consideration, he said. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for now, kerala govt tells high court. In this notified area, development restrictions as recommended in this report will apply.
Kerala also submitted a report of an expert committee justifying the states stand and based on that, the centre in a draft notification. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam. The ministry also asked kerala to submit the digital map of. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Kerala tourist map with destinations and distance marked. Chairman hlwg also met the honble chief minister shri jagadish shettar. There are 6 main controversies surround gadgils report on western ghats. For nonstarters, if you are in favor of implementing krishnaswamy kasturirangans recommendations in full, you do not need to read the report. 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. The ministry of environment, forest and climate change. The courts can decide on the existing cases, suggests the panel. Kasturirangan report on western ghats is adopted by the goa government, even the state secretariat would come in a nodevelopment zone, said state forest and environment minister alina. Aug 11, 2017 kasturi rangan report is opposed by politicians and welcomed by environmentalist.
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. Mar 17, 2014 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. The hilly districts of idukki and wayanad in kerala are observing a dawntodusk shutdown on saturday called by the cpim led left democratic front to press for the withdrawal of g. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf malayalam. When the report was made public in marchvarious peasant organisations, sociopolitical movements and all the six state governments levelled the widespread criticism that reporr recommendations for conservation of nature and environment were against the fundamental rights and livelihood of the local residents, and would impede local development. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats is since both the athirappilly of kerala and gundia of.
The report provides an insight in to the various aspects of the state like general. We cannot accept the recommendations given by madhav gadgil. The kasturirangan panel kasturirangan committee report on western ghats submitted its report to the ministry on april 15, the main criticism faced by gadgil committee report was that it was more environmentfriendly and not concern about realities. 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. Malayalam translation of kasthuri rangan report, functioning of help desk and all sorts of. Environment being one of the favourite areas for upsc, it is necessary to analyse the details of recent hot topics or controversies. Ecologist madhav gadgil and judge of the kerala high court k. Will it be a disaster for the western ghats if the kasturirangan committee. Kerala to approach centre on kasturirangan report india. The highlevel panel had recommended that the hill tracts with high population densities be kept out of the esa ambit. Latha anantha, river research centre, kerala possibly for the first time in the history of kerala, a hartal led by the unlikely. 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.
Kerala government submits its views on kasturirangan. Two kerala districts shut down over kasturirangan report. The centre on wednesday rejected kerala governments plea to avoid inhabited areas while implementing the kasturirangan report. Pdf the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep of the ministry of. He is presently chancellor of central university of rajasthan and niit university.