In february 2010, then environment minister jairam ramesh attended a public meeting in kotagiri in tamil nadu organised mainly by those associated with save. This has once again impelled kerala to remember a professor, madhav gadgil, and a report prepared by a panel headed by him. Minister constituted a high level working group on western ghats under kasturirangan to examine the gadgil committee report in a holistic and. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats environment being one of the favorite areas for upsc, it is necessary to analyse the details of recent hot topics or controversies. The gadgil committee report was criticised for being too environmentfriendly. Therefore any developmental activity should be given permission so that it would not disturb the lifestyle and ecology of the region. The article tries to justify the arguments and demands farmers union in the region on the basis of the report of the western ghats ecology expert panel chaired by prof. The total area in this boundary came to 1,29,037 square km, running about 1.
The commission is formally known as western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. The union environment ministrys recent order diluting the restrictions on activities such as sand quarrying in the ecologically sensitive areas of the western ghats is a cause for concern, especially in the context of the floods that devastated kerala in august. The hindu analysis 25 august 2018 gadgil committee. Jairam voices firm support for gadgil report the hindu. Gadgil committee report blogs, comments and archive news on.
I am surprised that a man of his stature put such statement on his report, he said. It has become a mess, the process initiated by the government of india in november 20 for the demarcation of ecologically sensitive areas esas in the western ghats region, a global biodiversity hotspot that is home to over 53 million people spread over six states and has been subjected to much overexploitation and degradation in recent decades. Gadgil report was criticised for being too environmentfriendly and not in tune with the ground realities. Make recommendations for the conservation, protection and rejuvenation of the western ghats region following a comprehensive consultation. Dhananjay ramchandra gadgil 10 april 1901 3 may 1971, also known as d. The climate is humid and tropical in the lower reaches to the sea. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. The gadgil panel report was rejected by the then union environment minister. 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. These have been highlighted by madhav gadgil, chairman of the western ghats ecology expert panel, which submitted its report in 2011. Reports on western ghats this kasturirangan committee was set up to study the gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Clamour for implementing gadgil panel report gets louder the hindu.
The kasturirangan committee report 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. The gadgil committee published its report recommending actions to. Recommendations were cited as impractical to implement. 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. Kasturirangan report is antienvironmental the hindu. Feb 04, 2020 i am a hindu from kerala and to be honest i feel threatened about the scary cultural and geographic transition happening in kerala i am going to write some facts with references. The hindu august 22 reports that the karnataka government had. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by.
The hindu analysis 25 august 2018 gadgil committee and kasturirangan committee, kuldip nayar. Gadgil committee report latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Along with local residents, i submitted a memorandum to the subcommittee holding the hearings that we wanted the recommendations of the madhav gadgil committee report, giving priority to gram. An official said the ministry was worried that that if the gadgil committee report was released, there would be an influx of proposals for declaration of ecosensitive zones in the western ghats by various individuals and organizations. Latest and breaking news on madhav gadgil committee report. The committee has submitted a report in this regard. Gadgil and kasturirangan recommendations 31st current. Madhav gadgil, expert who headed western ghats report.
Thomas k oommen came forward and extended the support of his church and laity to the gadgil recommendations. After being directed to take a clear stand, the ministry of environment and forests moef on wednesday informed the national green tribunal ngt that it was not processing madhav gadgils western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep report for any further action. Calamities hit kerala one after the other, but gadgil report. Madhav gadgil committee report and the catholic church of. 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. Kerala government has demanded to include compensation packages when implementing recommendations of the madhav gadgil committee report on western ghats. The major criticism faced by gadgil committee report was that it was more environmentfriendly and not in tune with the ground realities.
The coordination committee of various environmental and human rights organisations will circulate the summary of the gadgil committee report. Madhav gadgil committee report latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Those who oppose the report are looking on the mother earth with greed and only as a means to acquire wealth. The committee which should have been a multidisciplinary one unfortunately comprised only people from ecology and related areas. This article performs the cumbersome background digging operation into the controversial madhav gadgil committe and kasturirangan committee reports so that the work load of upsc aspirants is reduced. The hindu 15 august 2018 editorial news paper analysis. Congress leader p t thomas asks modi government to implement gadgil committee report 10 jul, 2015, 09. Aug 24, 2018 madhav gadgil, lead author of the report has publicly argued that had the reports suggestions been implemented by the concerned state governments, the scale of the disaster in kerala would not have been as huge as it is.
Kerala today said it cannot accept recommendations of the madhav gadgil report on western ghats as most of its suggestions were impractical to implement and. Despite the fact that the latest parliamentary committee report has adversely commented on the funding for capital acquisitions in fy201920 being. Madhav gadgil, lead author of the report has publicly argued that had the report s suggestions been implemented by the concerned state governments, the scale of the disaster in kerala would not have been as huge as it is. Gadgil, was an indian economist, institution builder and the vicechairman of the planning commission of india. The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31 august 2011. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss. The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31.
Reports on western ghats fuel cpim factional feud the. The commission submitted the report to thegovernment of indiaon 31 august 2011. What was the need for the subsequent kasturirangan committee. Madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats gadgil commission, anenvironmental research commission is named after its chairmanmadhav gadgil. Ldf activists marching to the state secretariat in thiruvananthapuram on november 18 to protest against the kasturirangan committee report on the western ghats.
None of the six concerned states agreed with the recommendations of the gadgil committee, which submitted its report in august 2011. Madhav gadgil, expert who headed western ghats report kerala floods. Nurturing air power to meet rising demand the hindu. In september 2011, in its voluminous and wellresearched report based on data from the ground and satellite imagery all of which were made available to the public, the gadgil panel recommended a slew of measures for the preservation of the natural environment in the ecologically fragile western ghats, including strict curbs on mining, timber. None of the six concerned states agreed with the recommendations of the gadgil committee, which submitted its report in august 2011 its official public release was cancelled. These included kerala, karnataka, tamil nadu, goa, maharashtra and gujarat as well as pondicherry ut. The paradox is that other christian churches or the catholic church of goa or karnataka not reacted against the report in the manner of the kerala catholic church. Explore madhav gadgil committee report profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news.
Those behind the curtain of this agitation have multifarious interests, including terrorist and separatist activities. Vijayaraghavan committee report, honble supreme courts directions, recommendations of the national board for wildlife, and consult all the concerned states. Gadgil report madhav gadgil born 1942 pune is an indian ecologist. The report was considered by unesco, which added the 39 serial sites of the western ghats on the world heritage list. Kasturirangan report on western ghats the committee, which keeps track of assurances given by ministers on the floor of the upper house while replying to queries from parliamentarians, flagged these issues in its latest report presented. The ninemember group will examine the madhav gadgil committee report released recently in a holistic and multidisciplinary fashion keeping in.
Seek peoples opinion on gadgil report, says kerala the. As the flood waters recede gradually in kerala and karnataka, it is time to introspect on manmade factors that worsened the impact of the unprecedented rain in these two states. But to say that the current flooding is due to nonimplementation of gadgil committee report is borderline hubris. Mar 12, 2018 the ninemember group was set up by the environment ministry in the wake of opposition by several states, including kerala, to the madhav gadgil committee report which has termed the western ghats. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental. The coordination committee of various environmental and human rights organisations will circulate the summary of the gadgil committee report to local bodies and libraries in the state. The row over the madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats and the k. Kerala was represented in the committee by people known to be biased. The office memorandum issued by the moef on november 16 accepting in principle the report of the high level working group hlwg led by dr k. Aug 17, 2019 constituted a western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Madhav gadgil committee report and the catholic church of kerala. Aug 28, 2018 madhav gadgil report on western ghats. In this context, the various reports on western ghat ecosystems have. But the kerala government rejected the committee report and did not adopt any of its recommendations.
Some recommendations of gadgil panel extreme, says goa govt. In many places, the habitation exists on government record only. A year later, the government appointed a new committee under the chairmanship of k. The state government has the responsibility to clear the confusion about the gadgil committee report, he said. Madhav gadgil, expert who headed western ghats report s. The hindu analysis 25 august 2018 gadgil committee and. Calamities hit kerala one after the other, but gadgil. The three major rivers that originate in the western ghats and flow to the east are godavari, krishna and kaveri etc. The goa government has taken a few objections to the gadgil committees report on the western ghats, even as it agreed to implement most. Gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of dr kasturirangan is an old respected friend. Gadgil s report was extensive and important, and it should be treated as a blueprint for regions in the western ghats.
Aug 23, 2018 the hindu august 22 reports that the karnataka government had underscored its objections to even the 20 kasturirangan committee report, which diluted the recommendations of the gadgil panel. An official said the ministry was worried that if the gadgil committee report was released, there would be an influx of proposals for declaration of ecosensitive zones in the western ghats. Madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Mar 17, 2014 the above description makes it clear that both gadgil committee and its successor kasturirangan committee ran into controversy and were not implemented. Gadgil panel report and kerala floods ias parliament. Colonel muthanna, president of the coorg wildlife society, who contributed to the citizens report, told the hindu that 30 per cent of kodagu comprises forests, with the area contributing 50 per. Gadgil commission submitted the report on 31 august 2011. India environment portal news, reports, documents, blogs. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with western ghats hence deserves much attention for upsc prelims, mains and interview. The ngt passed the order on april 2 after kerala submitted that nonfinalisation of the gadgil panel report is affecting the states commercial activities and development the national green tribunal has asked the ministry of environment and forests moef to take expeditious steps to finalise the report of gadgil committee or any other panel.
Vijayaraghavan committee report, honble supreme courts directions, recommendations of the national board for. Explore gadgil committee report profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of gadgil committee. Kerala cannot accept gadgil report on western ghats. Jan 02, 2019 the committee proposed a western ghats ecology authority to regulate these activities in the area. The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31 august 20. Gadgil commission, an environmental research commission is named after its chairman madhav gadgil.
They are in the garb of farmer to oppose the report, he said. 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. In august 2012, then environment minister constituted a highlevel working group on western ghats under kasturirangan to examine. Latest and breaking news on gadgil committee report. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. Kasturirangan report on western ghats for upsc ias exam. Madhav gadgil, lead author of the report has publicly argued that had the reports suggestions been implemented by the concerned state governments, the scale of the disaster in kerala would not have been as huge as it is. Read floods in kerala grave political lobbying prevented implementation of gadgil report what was the need for the subsequent kasturirangan committee. Madhav gadgil committee report blogs, comments and archive news on.
Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with western ghats hence deserves. Kasturirangan report, which diluted the gadgil recommendations, has revived the onandoff factional feud within the cpi. The gadgil report clearly says, repeatedly, that the report should be. Aug 27, 2014 the ngt on monday asked the ministry to clarify its stand on the gadgil report which was opposed by most of the seven state governments since it restricted development in much of the western ghats. One must be careful before extending solidarity to the illusive agitation in the name of gadgil committee report. 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. Dalit organisation meet supports gadgil report the hindu. Why reexamine the gadgil committee report on western ghats. Even those who opposed the gadgil committee report now want it in place of the kasturirangan committee report. Madhav gadgil committee report news latest news on. Environment ministry dumps gadgil report on western ghats. A resolution adopted at the meeting demanded immediate implementation of the gadgil report as it was farmerfriendly and contains many good suggestions for a long term plan, to help. The implementation of the madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats will bring development in four coastal districts of the state to a.