Aug 11, 2017 kasturi rangan report is opposed by politicians and welcomed by environmentalist. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. Kasturirangan committee report on conservation of western ghats will affect a. Kasturirangan report latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. It proposes protecting 90 per cent of the regions natural landscape as ecological sensitive area. The kasturirangan panel had submitted its report to the moef on 15 april 15 20 and it was put in public domain and also disseminated to all stakeholders for feedback and comments.
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. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan born 24 october 1940 in ernakulum, kerala indian space scientist who headed the indian space research organization isro from 1994 to 2003. Explore kasturirangan report profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of kasturirangan report. Flexibility of the three languages is most important. A political economy perspective article pdf available in economic and political weekly 5234. Kasturirangan report blogs, comments and archive news on. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western. Dont get me wrong, theres reason to maintain law and order on the streets and in the classroom, but when the conditions of the world change, the regimes idea of order is felt by everyone else as oppression. If you think swamys report is not green enough and gadgil recommendations is the greenest green, you do not need. 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 the former chancellor of jawaharlal nehru university and the chairman of karnataka knowledge commission. While the wgeep report wanted illegal mining and quarrying to be stopped immediately in the ghats, the kasturirangan committee permitted. Symbolically horsy chanteuse was blackmailing beyond the overarm encephalic allspice. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp see other formats.
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. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection. In 2005, former chairman of isro k kasturirangan, an alumnus of srv school, allotted rs 1. Environment ministry accepts kasturirangan report on. At least 325 globally threatened species occur in the western ghats. Is kasturirangans report a diluted version of gadgil report. The report doesnt give any solution or measures for revenue losses that take place because of its recommendation. Kasturirangan committee to draft national education policy 2017. Pdf appraising the debate on biodiversity conservation in the. Kasturirangan report can be amended to exclude some villages.
Western ghats on the fringes of the west coast of india. Kasturi rangan committee on national education policy. The much awaited crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturirangan led 10member highlevel working group has been submitted to the environment ministry. Kasturirangan report latest breaking news, pictures, photos and video news. The ministry of environment, forest and climate change. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp. All kasturirangan news updates and notification on our. The recent government notification on esas in the western ghats has met with strong objections from various quarters in kodagu. The kasturirangan report had identified 123 villages in kerala which were ecologically sensitive. He is presently chancellor of central university of rajasthan 2 and niit university. D iscourage cultivation of annual crops on slopes exceeding 30%, where perennial crops meaning. The centre had sought the views of karnataka, kerala, maharashtra, goa, gujarat, and tamil nadu on the esas for issuing final notification based on the report of the kasturirangan committee. Outfit asks centre not to accept udf govt proposal on western. An indication to this effect was given by kerala chief minister oommen chandy after a meeting with environment minister prakash javadekar.
Kerala submits revised recommendations on kasturirangan report. Movement to workplaces down 41%, retail falls 86% under lockdown. The kasturirangan panel was set up to study the gadgil committee. Linkedin is the worlds largest business network, helping professionals like venkatesh kasturirangan discover inside connections. Kasturirangan report a blueprint for political polarization in kerala. Krishnaswamy kasturiranganled committee will supersede the t. 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. 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. Dec 01, 2014 an allparty meeting has called for a kodagu bandh on december 2 to protest against the implementation of the kasturirangan committee report on conserving the western ghats.
Gadgil report marked out 60 percent of the western ghats as the highestpriority ecologically sensitive zone esz 1. He is presently chancellor of central university of rajasthan and niit university. Web edition web edition news news news western ghats western ghats oommen chandy national green tribunal kerala government. Kasturirangan since language is a very sensitive issue and the three language formula is already accepted by earlier policies, we should not tinker with that, said kasturirangan. The karnataka government has agreed to notify only 153 of 1,553 villages proposed in the kasturirangan report, while goa feels only 50 of 99 villages fall within ecosensitive areas. He prescribed that the existing sanctuaries and esz1 would together cover 60 percent of this landscape. The centre on wednesday rejected kerala governments plea to avoid inhabited areas while implementing the kasturirangan report.
If kodagu is to save itself from ecological catastrophe it is imperative that the powers that matter in kodagu wake up and take measures in this direction. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam download pdf. K kasturirangan is the chairman of the panel that drafted the new education policy nep issue date. Jul 22, 2015 outfit asks centre not to accept udf govt proposal on western ghats a hindu outfit in kerala on wednesday asked the centre not to accept the congressled udf governments proposal on conservation of western ghats, arguing that implementation of the muchwatered down version of kasturirangan report would destroy the ecology of the hills. Kasturi rangan committee on national education policy has been constituted by human resource developement ministry, under the chairmanship of dr k. Kasturirangan report for starters, the western ghats is the home for about 50 million people belonging to the six states of the country. In fact, the kasturirangan report is a milder version of madhav gadgil report that recommends much more stringent measures to conserve western ghats. Following protests by various groups and political parties against. Kasturirangan comprising eminent experts from across the country to draft national education policy, 2017. Complete bhagavad gita sanskrit guided chant with meaning. Kasturirangan panel report submitted on april 15, 20 dr.
Events that are unfolding in kerala hold significance for the entire country. The western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep designated the entire hill range as an ecologically sensitive area esa. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental. 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. The central and state governments seem to be dragging their feet on the implementation of even the kasturirangan report. Apr, 2019 kalkuli vittal hegde, president of the malenadu hitarakshana vedike, said on friday that the implementation of the k. Explore kasturirangan report profile at times of india for photos, videos. With some states yet to submit their views on the contentious kasturirangan report on western ghats, the environment ministry could extend the deadline which could push back final notification of the report. For nonstarters, if you are in favor of implementing krishnaswamy kasturirangans recommendations in full, you do not need to read the report. Kasturi rangan panel report in pdf kasturiranganreporthlwg.
Projects will be allowed only after the approval of the gram sabhas concerned. Gadgils western ghats western ghats landscape across 1,29,037 sq km. The hlwg also aroused adversity by recommending whole villages as ecosensitive areas and by retaining the antipeople guidelines of the wgeep report. Krishnaswamy kasturirangan born 24 october 1940 is an indian space scientist who headed the indian space research organisation isro from 1994 to 2003. Kerala to form new panel to study kasturirangan report on western. The bandh call has been given by the kasturirangan varadi virodhi samithi which met on sunday under the chairmanship of madikeri mla appacchu ranjan. The much awaited crucial report on western ghats prepared by k kasturiranganled 10member highlevel working group has been submitted to the environment ministry. It had designated the entire hill range as an ecologically sensitive area esa. In fact, we care more for the planet and people by profiting from sustainability.
Mar 17, 2014 the kasturirangan report recommended ban on mining, quarrying, thermal power plants and highly polluting industries within 60,000 sq km of the ghats. Kasturirangan to head panel to prepare new education policy. Kasturirangan report will spell disaster, warn ecologists the hindu. Download kasturirangan malayalam report kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 1 kasturirangan report malayalam pdf part 2. Keralas hilly regions had witnessed protests after the centre passed two orders in november 20 for implementing the report, which imposed several. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats clear ias. Kasturirangan report on protecting the western ghats has become a victim of vested interests trying to protect their personal interests.
If the kasturirangan committee report is implemented, the mining and quarrying lobbies will flourish. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam. Kasturirangan panel has recommended a ban on development activities in 60000 sq km ecologically sensitive area spread over six states of gujarat, karnataka. In the first version of the report, there was a paragraph that led to some confusion and was interpreted as imposing hindi learning on nonhindi speaking states. 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. Karnataka says no to kasturirangan report the hindu. Kasturirangan report is antienvironmental the hindu. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Besides idukki district, the dawntodusk hartal was also in place in some panchayats of kottayam and pathanamthitta districts kasturirangan report. 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. Kasturirangan report marks only 37 percent area but considers wider western ghat boundaries as esa. A report by the hindu on wednesday said that the environment ministry has decided to go ahead with the recommendations of the kasturirangan panel and turn approximately 60,000 square kilometres of. Aug 26, 2017 the western ghats imbroglio in kerala.
The recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and anti environmental, said v. Find kasturirangan report news headlines, photos, videos, comments, blog posts and opinion at the indian express. Sustainability next wants to excite indian business leaders, smes, executives and students about the immense business opportunity in not only adopting sustainability as strategy but also producing sustainability products and services both for the indian and global markets. Starting from gita dhyanam to the ending shloka, each shloka has a guiding line, lyrics in devanagari and english, and meaning. Implementation of kasturirangan report will affect malenadu.
A government order issued on december 21, 20, had ordered the formation of fivemember village. The kasturirangan panel was set up to study the gadgil committee report on western ghats. The former chairman of isro shares his dream to have india and indians at the frontier of all complexity. Download kasturirangan report on western ghats click. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats, excerpts books mathrubhumi. Only 20% of land in nine villages esas, report panchayat. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of western ghats. Starting from gita dhyanam to the ending shloka, each shloka has a guiding line, lyrics in. View venkatesh kasturirangans professional profile on linkedin. Ker wants efl restricted to 9,107 sq km as per the centres february 2014 notification, 9993. Gadgils report proposed to declare this entire landscape as esa, creating three eszs within it. The recommendations of both the reports presume that environmental and.
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