It proposes protecting 90 per cent of the regions natural landscape as ecological sensitive area. With the kasturirangan report on western ghats conservation becoming a poll issue in the state, the congressled udf government today demanded that the. Seven subclusters of the western ghats in the states of kerala, tamil nadu. Download, read this report along with related documents, studies and more. The study area of approximately 40,000 km2 showed a loss of 25. 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. It receives an annual rainfall of between 2,000 mm. The kasturirangan report is a disaster for the western ghats. The biodiversity hotspot of the western ghats, india. Why india must protect the western ghats from getting lost it could become a model for the entire country.
The relevant environment and ecological issues pertaining to western ghats region of kerala as also recommendations for the conservation, protection and. The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in the western. It is a unesco world heritage site and is one of the eight. 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. Will it be a disaster for the western ghats if the kasturirangan committee report is. The wg also contain more than 30 percent of indias plant, fish, bird and mammal species. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for. 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. Eastern and western ghats of india read eastern and western ghats facts. According to him, the kasturirangan report is a highly diluted report and kerala does not want even this report which recommends conservation of about 37 per cent of the western ghats, he says.
Jun 25, 2018 thiruvananthapuram, jun 25 pti the kerala government has. There are 6 main controversies surround gadgils report. The western ghats, also known as sahyadri benevolent mountains, are a mountain range. Madhav gadgil, chairman of the western ghats ecology expert panel, has rolled up his sleeves and slammed the kasturirangan report. Traverses the states of gujarat, maharashtra, goa, karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu. Western ghats must be considered as ecologically sensitive to ensure sustainability of the rivers of the indian peninsula says this western ghats ecology expert panel report submitted to the ministry of environment and forests. The life supporting and biodiversity rich ecosystems of western ghats are threatened today due to habitat pressures. The western ghats is the home for about 50 million people belonging to the six states of the country.
Dec 10, 2007 a brief overview of the western ghats sri lanka biodiversity hotspot article pdf available in current science 9311. The valley is home for many waterfalls and to some of the beautiful streams. Also read difference between western ghats and eastern ghats for upsc exam. The kasturirangan panel has recommended that there should be a complete ban on mining activity in ecologically sensitive area esa zone and current mining activities should be phased out within five years, or at. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on western ghats. A brief overview of the western ghats sri lanka biodiversity hotspot article pdf available in current science 9311. A unesco world heritage site and a biodiversity hotspot, the western ghats ecoregion is a storehouse of natural treasures found nowhere else in the world. Apr 25, 2017 the western ghats is a mountain range running parallel to peninsular indias western coast. The government accepts this kasturirangan report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan which led by other 10member groups. Western ghats key geographical and environmental facts. Western ghats fact finding report as part of our advocacy work on the conservation of the western ghats, we met with senior officials at the ministry of environment, forests, and climate change in delhi on 17th december, 2014. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel pdf. The average annual rainfall is 6000mm in the western side and 1700mm in the eastern side.
Norman myers included the western ghats amongst the 25 biodiversity hotspots identified in the world the western ghats extend from the satpura range in the north, go south past goa, through karnataka and into kerala and tamil nadu end at kanyakumari embracing indian ocean. Kasturirangan report is final word on western ghats for now. Green politics and greener pastures oddeven formula. Aug 20, 2012 view from varandha pass in the western ghats. The kerala government has submitted to the centre its revised recommendations on demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas esas in the western ghats in. Govt said to have decided to turn 60,000 square kilometres of western ghats into an ecologically sensitive area. In this context, the various reports on western ghat ecosystems have assumed. 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. Download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2.
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. Gadgil report marked out 60 percent of the western ghats as the highestpriority ecologically sensitive zone esz 1. Download kasturirangan report on western ghats click. It chose to notify the kasturirangan report and ignored the report by western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, led by madhav gadgil, says the mla. 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 western ghats of kerala region is comprised with thirteen administrative districts and is a store house of agriculture economy. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on. The western ghats separates the eastern konkan coastal region of india from the deccan plateau. Karnataka state, flows northwest and drops down in the ghats at the world famous jog falls. The gadgil report was criticised as being too environment friendly and the kasturirangan report was labelled as. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Kerala submits revised recommendations on business standard. Why india must protect the western ghats from getting lost.
Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss. Recommendations to save indias western ghats creates. Kerala to form new panel to study kasturirangan report on. Download difference between western ghats and eastern ghats notes pdf for upsc 2020. This unique ecosystem has been threatened by continuously. 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. 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. Detailprogramm als download naturparadies western ghats. Their positioning makes the western ghats biologically rich and biogeographically unique a. Western ghats and sri lanka hotspot, one of 34 global biodiversity hotspots for conservation and. Serial nomination of the western ghats of india unesco world. It is the source of water for the entire peninsular india, and also influences the monsoons. Oct 26, 2016 the kasturirangan report is a disaster for the western ghats.
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. 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. 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. With the kasturirangan report on western ghats conservation becoming a poll issue in the state, the congressled udf government today demanded that the states suggestions for changes in the. 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. Interrupted only by a 30km break, palghat gap in northern kerala. Environmental activists and a section of the political leaders strongly oppose a few of its key recommendations. A massive expert panel report on the conservation of the western ghats has caused a political stir in. The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31 august 2011. Traditional medicine knowledge and diversity of sharavathi. Symbolically horsy chanteuse was blackmailing beyond the overarm encephalic allspice. Pdf kasturirangan reportwestern ghat conservation bill. 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.
These ghats act as a barrier for the rainladen southwest monsoon winds, thus, making the western ghats the main watershed of peninsular india. The kasturirangan report had said that 37% of the total area under western ghats is ecologically sensitivecovering about 60,000sq. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. 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.
Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf. Recurring landslides in the western ghats an environmental hazard article pdf available in environmental conservation 1602. Sabha has demanded that the prime minister must order a scientific assessment of the issues involved by a broadbased committee of. Environment ministry appointed madhav gadgil committee has given its report. A massive expert panel report on the conservation of the western ghats has caused a political stir in india. Preface ii iv constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. At least 325 globally threatened species occur in 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. Western ghats is a magnificent mountain range next only to himalayas and is a biological treasure trove with a high degree of endemism 11% to 78% and scenic beauty. There are unjustified human interventions in natural. 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. Pdf a brief overview of the western ghats sri lanka.
Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. 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. The report of the western ghats ecology expert panel, which was submitted to the union ministry of environment and forests in 2011, continues to be misinterpreted by political parties and. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on western. Issues related to the conservation of the region, overview of gadil and kasturirangan committee reports. The western ghats, also known as sahyadri benevolent mountains, are a mountain range that covers an area of 140,000 square kilometres 54,000 sq mi in a stretch of 1,600 kilometres 990 mi parallel to the western coast of the indian peninsula, traversing the states of kerala, tamil nadu, karnataka, goa, maharashtra and gujarat. Gadgil slams kasturirangan report on western ghats the hindu. However, the farming communities are poor and holding an average of 1 to 5 acres of land and intensive agriculture is practiced. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by. May 28, 2016 madhav gadgil, chairman of the western ghats ecology expert panel, has rolled up his sleeves and slammed the kasturirangan report.
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 western ghats, also known as the sahyadri hills, are well known for their rich and unique assemblage of flora and fauna. 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 expert panel approached the project through a set of tasks such as. Daniels 2001 reports around 218 species of fish from primary and secondary. Though the western ghats have shrunk by 25% over the past two decades, the environment. The much awaited crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan led 10member highlevel working group has been submitted to the environment ministry. The western ghats 40 the western ghats the western ghats also known as the sahayadaris, is one of the worlds ten hottest biodiversity hotspots. We estimated changes in forest cover between 1973 and 1995 in the southern part of the western ghats using satellite data. The committee on government assurances in the rajya sabha has urged the ministry of environment, forest and climate change to constitute a committee to.
Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download. Introduction the western ghats sahyadri hills is formed by the malabar plains and the chain of mountains running parallel to indias western coast. A 522page report on the ecology of the western ghats and the threats to the biodiversity it harbours, a report that was months in the preparation and includes the outcomes of numerous consultations has been released to the public by indias ministry of environment and forests. It has four major forest types and 23 floristic types as well as the unique high altitude grasslands. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel 2011 madhav. A comparison of species richness and endemicity in the western ghats and sri lanka. Thiruvananthapuram, jun 25 pti the kerala government has. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel 2011. In recent times, we have seen two panels under madhav gadgil and kasturirangan for protection of the western ghats.
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