Earlier on october 21, ldf had boycotted the allparty meeting convened by the chief minister to discuss how the kasturirangan committee report would affect the state. 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. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on. Ive merely pointed out many inconvenient truths but government is trying to suppress my report and evade a democratic debate on its recommendations. Speaking to various regional media, madhav gadgil has said that irresponsible environmental policy is to be blamed for the recent floods and landslides in kerala. The indian express analysis pdf download 21st aug18. The report was discussed in the houses of parliament on 823 and 24 august, to this end, and in the vohra committee report 1993 of any existing suitable institution or till its creation, we recommend that a high level committee be appointed by the president of india on the advice or the prime minister, and after consultation with the vohra. Important committees list 2017 pdf download all committees. The prakash javadekarled ministry intends to start deciding on cases after this deadline.
Committees in india related to banking exams download pdf. By and large, they gave no special attention to water resources, he said. The gadgil committees recommendations were found inconvenient to the union as well as state governments, as it has put several restrictions on the projects that would damage the ecology of. Rescue workers after a landslide in palakkad last week.
In may 2014 national democratic alliance nda came to power and stated that it would take the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee over madhav gadgil committee report. Panelwgeep otherwise known as gadgil commission was an environmental research commission appointed. Western ghats ecology expert panelwgeep otherwise known as gadgil commission was an environmental research commission appointed by the ministry of environment and forests, government of india. The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31 august 2011. The indian express analysis in english free pdf download 21st august18 kerala floods. He is a former member of the scientific advisory council to the prime minister of india and the head of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep of 2010, popularly known as the. Videos statue politics in the chief minister h d kumaraswamy assured of holding a highlevel committee meeting and discussion on the possibility of kasturirahgan the interest of people in the western ghats, at the same time conserving the ecology during his recent visit to dharmastala. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf protection of western ghats and gadgil report article pdf available november 2016 with 15,762 reads. The gadgil committee submitted a report in 2011 that predicted a flood situation in kerala. Reported guidelines for regulating expenditure and content of advertisement in govt. The report has steered clear from demanding a strict ecological control over the western ghat complex requiring changes and regulations on agricultural practices the. Gadgil committee report latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. 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.
Madhav dhananjaya gadgil born 1942 is an indian ecologist, academic, writer, columnist and the founder of the centre for ecological sciences, a research forum under the aegis of the indian institute of science. I am surprised that a man of his stature put such statement on his report, he said. What did his report say, and why did states object, leading to another in kerala, specifically, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an. Gadgil commission, an environmental research commission is named after its chairman madhav gadgil.
The gadgil panel faced stiff resistance from all political parties, particularly in kerala. Download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2. Gadgil committee report blogs, comments and archive news on. The commission submitted the report to government of india on 31 august 2011. 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. But the kerala government rejected the committee report and did not adopt any of its recommendations.
The report was first submitted to the government in 2011. The environment ministry has asked stakeholder states to submit their final responses to the k kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats by june 15, telling them that no more extensions will be allowed. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western ghats gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee contains. But under pressure from the kerala government, the notified area was brought down to less than 10,000 sq km. Gadgil committee recommendations on western ghats ideal. Important committees list 2017 pdf download all committees ajay shankar committee. In kerala, the kasturirangan committee had proposed an area of,000 sq km as esa. 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%. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Now there are many leakages and there is a water shortage.
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Radhakrishnan said that the association was of the opinion that the madhav gadgil committee report was prepared in a. Gujarat, maharashtra, goa, karnataka, tn and kerala are the stakeholder states. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. Bandh in kerala against kasturirangan panel report on. 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. Kerala says, gadgil was right gadgil report malayalam pdf. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam download pdf. Gadgil committee report and kasturirangan committee report, sometimes seen in the news, are related to. The expert panel approached the project through a set of tasks such as. Will it be a disaster for the western ghats if the kasturirangan committee. 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. Madhav gadgil, expert who headed western ghats report kerala floods. The prescriptions for the western ghats 2011 western ghats ecology expert panel gadgil report 2012 highlevel working group on western ghats under kasturirangan to examine the gadgil committee report recommendations of gadgil committee. 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, expert who headed western ghats report s. Download pdf november 28, 2016 download pdf of this page size. Since government did not like gadgils recommendations, they formed a new committee headed by kasturi rangan to study the report of gadgil panel. Gadgil committee report malayalam pdf gadgil report in malayalam. The kasturirangan report is a disaster for the western ghats. Vijayaraghavan committee report, honble supreme courts directions, recommendations of the national board for wildlife, and consult all the concerned states. Pti file the floods in kerala have brought the focus back on an almost forgotten 2011 report on the western ghats that had made a set of recommendations for preserving the ecology and biodiversity of the fragile region along the arabian sea coast. Even those who opposed the gadgil committee report now want it in place of the kasturirangan committee report. Environment ministry asks states to submit responses on western ghats by june 15 6 may, 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 parliamentary panel has urged the ministry of environment, forest and climate change to constitute a committee to address the issues and grievances of state governments and local. None of the six concerned states agreed with the recommendations of the gadgil committee, which submitted its report in august 2011.
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. Gadgil committee report on western ghats pdf 31 aug panel members. The letter issued by bishop mar remigios inchananiyil demands withdrawal of the decision to implement ccommittee report. Make recommendations for the conservation, protection and rejuvenation of the western ghats region following a comprehensive consultation.
There are 6 main controversies surround gadgils report on western ghats. 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 fashionin the light of responses received from states. Upsc ias prelims question paper 2016 gs 1 download pdf. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download. Further, the gadgil report and subsequently, the toned down kasturirangan committee report on the same issue, needs to be taken up seriously. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by.
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