The report of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep headed by renowned ecologist professor madhav gadgil was overdramatically viewed as some sort of a cultish tome that called for a. One among 8 hottest hotspots of biodiversity block rain fall to deccan plateau. According to environmentalists, the committees recommendations were strong enough to protect the sensitive western ghat region. Aug 20, 2018 the gadgil report had pointed out that many reservoirs in the western ghats states, especially those in the steep valleys, were silting up prematurely due to massive encroachment and deforestation of catchment areas. Gadgil saying no to some dams in kerala and karnataka. Jan 15, 2020 download, read this report along with related documents, studies and more though there are many who treat kasturirangan report as a more practical report, the truth is that gadgil kasturirangn was not antifarmer. Rescue workers after a landslide in palakkad last week. Gadgil and kasturi rangan report analysis on western ghats.
In the mean while, however wgeep has been compiling the data sets required for the purpose for mapping the esas along western ghats using these steps. Final call on western ghat expert panel report next week 06 jul, 2012, 09. He is a known ecologist and member of national advisory council. Western ghats master conservation and management plan. Kasturirangan report on on 5 february, kasturirangan report of the state. Gadgil report doesnt give a solution for revenue losses due to the implementation of its recommendations. Aug 29, 2019 madhav gadgil on western ghat protection. 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. Madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Gadgil was born on 24 may 1942 to pramila and dhananjay ramchandra gadgil, a cambridge scholar, economist, former director of the gokhale institute and the author of the gadgil formula, in pune, in the western indian state of maharashtra and graduated in biology from fergusson college of the university of pune in 1963. This report said that 9497% area of the western ghats should be considered as ecosensitive.
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. Wikimedia commons has media related to madhav gadgil. Gadgil slams kasturirangan report on western ghats the hindu. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats hence deserves much attention for upsc prelims. Will it be a disaster for the western ghats if the kasturirangan committee. Topics report of the western ghats ecology expert panel collection arvindgupta. The kasturirangan panel was constituted by moef to look into the recommendations of an earlier report submitted by the western ghats ecology expert panel, headed by ecologist madhav gadgil.
Gadgil committee recommendations on western ghats ideal. Gadgil report madhav gadgil born 1942 pune is an indian ecologist. Following a revival of interest in madhav gadgil s western ghats expert ecology panel report and dr kasturirangans highlevel working group hlwg, there is now a strong view that it needs to. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. Report, is perhaps the only report dealing with conservation and development that. The gadgil committee and its successor, the kasturirangan committee, recommended suggestions to protect the western ghats. Four years after the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep report was prepared.
The gadgil panel was formed by moef in 2010 to study the impact of population pressure, climate change and development activities on the western ghats. Environment ministry dumps gadgil report on western ghats. Apr 18, 20 the report has steered clear from demanding a strict ecological control over the western ghat complex requiring changes and regulations on agricultural practices the way gadgil committee report. What is so controversial about madhav gadgil committee and kasturirangan committee reports. Why india must protect the western ghats from getting lost. Kerala disaster and ignorance of the madhav gadgil report. Introduction the western ghats sahyadri hills is formed by the malabar plains and the chain of mountains running parallel to indias western coast.
The kasturirangan report is a disaster for the western ghats. Aug 25, 2018 further, the gadgil report and subsequently, the toned down kasturirangan committee report on the same issue, needs to be taken up seriously. Any constructive suggestions during the process would be highly appreciated. Bjp has just been handed its biggest election cheque. The true face of western ghats environment report,kasturirangan committee report. The commission is formally known as western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Goa government suppressed assessment report on mining impact.
Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western ghats the new indian express. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. Gadgil commission president madhav gadgil said that this was due to a failure to protect the western ghats while discussing the matter in the social media. Kerala says, gadgil was right gadgil report malayalam pdf. Panel had suggested declaring 1, villages along western ghats as ecologicallysensitive areas. Gadgil report marked out 60 percent of the western ghats as the highestpriority ecologically sensitive zone esz 1. The gadgil report was criticised as being too environmentfriendly and the kasturirangan report was labelled as being antienvironmental. The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress. Western ghats environment report 18th nov 20 part 1. Gadgil commission, an environmental research commission is named after its chairman madhav gadgil.
We wgeep carefully discussed water resources and the need to protect them. Sep 08, 2019 join the sociology optional course at join the political science and mains booster course at download the. Politicians of all hues and the christian church have sworn to oppose the proposed decision of the union ministry of environment and forests moef to implement the report of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, headed by environmentalist madhav gadgil. The western ghats has thousands of endemic species of flowering plants, fish, frogs, birds and mammals. Western ghats ecology panel wgeep report, often referred to as gadgil report, is perhaps the only report dealing with conservation and development that has attracted so much of debates, controversies and criticisms. There are 6 main controversies surround gadgil s report on western ghats. Faq on gadgil, kasturirangan reports kochi news times.
Gadgil report and kasturirangan report related with the western ghats is important for upsc prelims, mains and interview. The western ghat s are inter nationally k nown for its biolog ical. Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on western ghats. Conservation of western ghats western ghats madhav gadgil.
Gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee contains. 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 gadgil committee submitted a report in 2011 that predicted a flood situation in kerala. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel part i submitted to the ministry of environment and forests, government of india 31 august 2011 report of. 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. Aug 26, 2017 the western ghats imbroglio in kerala. The kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the western ghats under the. Hence, any developmental activity should be given green signal on the grounds that it. Experts who attended a workshop organised by department of atmospheric sciences in cochin. The western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep, also known as the gadgil commission. Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss by. The expert panel approached the project through a set of tasks such as. The kasturirangan committee tried to balance development and environment, but was labelled as being antienvironmental.
Gadgil panel report on rapid erosion of western ghats back. Western ghats manifesto seeks public hearings on gadgil. Gadgils report proposed to declare this entire landscape as esa, creating three eszs within it. Some political leaders and social groups have demanded the central government to adopt gadgil report and reject the recommendations of the kasturirangan committee on the western ghats. The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31 august 2011. 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. Esa status to western ghats vindicates gadgil report. An expert team opined that climate change will make more devastating impact on western ghats. The entire western ghats is known for its biodiversity, richness and endemism of different species. Ministry of environment and forests, government of india.
I am surprised that a man of his stature put such statement on his report, he said. In the last three articles, we saw 1 western ghats. The report has some of the key recommendations for securing western ghat. Kerala priests and politicians unite to oppose gadgil. Gadgil also said the kasturirangan report did not give special attention to the water resources in the western ghats. The western ghats ecology expert panel report and subsequent heritage tag accorded by unesco has. Hence, the gadgil commission named after its chairman madhav gadgil was formally called the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats clear ias. Esa status to western ghats vindicates gadgil report the new.
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 report was criticised for being too environmentfriendly and madhav gadgil report on western ghats in tune with the ground realities. At least 325 globally threatened species occur in the western ghats. Union environment ministry will take madhav gadgil committee report on commithee prepared by the gadgil and kasturirangan panels on the western ghat on june 4, javadekar said. Ministry of environment and forests of india set up it in march 2010 to find a strategy for conserving western ghats. Gadgil panel has recommended that 9497% area of the western ghats should be considered as ecosensitive. Parliamentary panel report on western ghats current affairs. Aug 17, 2018 the report was crafted by a team headed by madhav gadgil, ecologist and founder of the centre for ecological sciences at the indian institute of science, bengaluru. This committee, which submitted its report in 20, has notified only 37 per cent of the area as ecologically sensitive.
Madhav gadgil flays kasturirangan committee report on. Idukki dam is a classic case wherein the entire catchment was encroached along the dam construction, the report said. Now, according to the kaaturirangan report, the esz1 areas add up to approximately 77, sq km 60 percent of 1,29, sq km. According to those who oppose the gadgil report, what the government and the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep which prepared the report keep neglecting is. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel, part i. In a 552page report, the western ghats ecology expert panel, commonly called gadgil commission, suggested shifting from largescale cultivation of single commercial crops on steep slopes, which. Considering the growing energy needs of india, critics argue that this recommendation cannot be taken.
The second citizens manifesto on western ghats released by the save western ghats movement has demanded holding of public hearings on gadgil and kasturirangan reports. Gadgil commission is named after its chairman, madhav gadgil. Gadgil report is against dams in the western ghats, which is a crucial blow on the ailing power sector. It classified the entire hill range comprising of 142 taluks as ecologically sensitive areas which were numbered as 1, 2 and 3.
In recent times, we have seen two panels under madhav gadgil and kasturirangan for protection of the western ghats. Environmental activists and a section of the political leaders strongly oppose a few of its key recommendations. If the kasturirangan committee report is implemented, the mining and quarrying lobbies. If gadgil report laid too much importance to the environment, kasturirangan report was biased towards development. Gadgil s western ghats western ghats landscape across 1,29,037 sq km. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel pdf. Pdf madhav gadgil report 2011 priju poulose academia. The gadgil report had pointed out that many reservoirs in the western ghats states, especially those in the steep valleys, were silting up prematurely due to massive encroachment and deforestation of catchment areas. Ghats ecology experts panels gadgil report in 2012, a year earlier. Madhav gadgil, studied the ecological status of the western ghats it compiled information, analysed it and made several field visits. Kasturirangan report marks only 37 percent area but considers wider western ghat boundaries as esa.
Kasturirangan panel report on western ghats, discuss. Basic geography 2 threats to biodiversity of western ghats 3 gadgil report and recommendations. 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 panel wants only 37 per cent of the western ghats to fall under the three ecologically sensitive zones eszs in contrast to the 64 per cent recommended by the gadgil report. Gadgil, who headed the western ghats ecology expert panel, said that the recommendations of dr kasturirangan is an old respected friend. The western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep designated the entire hill range. May 28, 2016 madhav gadgil, chairman of the western ghats ecology expert panel, has rolled up his sleeves and slammed the kasturirangan report. The status of freshwater biodiversity in the western ghats, india. With the centre and successive state governments in maharashtra dumping his crucial report on the conservation of western ghats, ecologist madhav gadgil has now turned to. Kasturirangan report on western ghats replaced the propeople and. 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.
Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel 2011 madhav. Therefore, entire western ghats should be designated as ecologically sensitive zones. Introduction western ghats also known as sahyadri unesco world heritage site. For the environmental report, see gadgil commission. Many parts of kerala and karnataka that were affected by floods earlier this year, such as idukki, wayanad and madikeri, were classified as ecologically sensitive areas esas by the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Download, read this report along with related documents, studies and more. The gadgil committee reports were favorable to the environment. Aug 28, 2018 madhav gadgil report on western ghats. Madhav gadgil committee report and recommendations. Vijayan, member of the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep said recommendations of the kasturirangan report are undemocratic and antienvironmental. Report of the high level working group on western ghats. Jan 03, 2019 insensitivity towards the ecology of the western ghats has made the goa, gujarat, maharashtra, kerala, tamil nadu and karnataka vulnerable to floods and landslides.
Gadgil says previous and present govts do not care. The member panel, constituted to examine the western ghats ecology expert panel report prepared under the leadership of environmentalist madhav gadgil, has also moved away from the suggestions of the gadgil panel. Why the western ghats keep conservationists at loggerheads. Kasturirangan committee report on western ghats pdf download. Interrupted only by a 30km break, palghat gap in northern kerala. Calamities hit kerala one after the other, but gadgil. Gadgil also said the kasturirangan report did not give special attention to the water resources in the western. 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.
Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel 2011 madhav gadgil western ghats report. Madhav gadgil, submitted to the ministry of environment and forests, report of the western ghats ecology expert panel, part i. It is the home of many endangered plants and animals. Gadgil had also chaired the western ghat ecology expert panel which in its report has demarcated ecosensitive areas in the region. Gadgil recommends that entire western ghat should be divided into 3 zones actually 4. Western ghats ecology panel wgeep report, often referred to as gadgil. Traverses the states of gujarat, maharashtra, goa, karnataka, kerala and tamil nadu. Western ghats by western ghats aam aadmi projectwgaap. Understand the details of hlwg report and wgeep report. Aug 27, 2014 though contents of the report are not known, according to reports gadgil had accused a number of mining companies of lying in their submission before the union environment and forests ministry. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats, excerpts books mathrubhumi. The committee recommends that implementation of the recommendations of the kasturirangan report is only possible with the active support of the local population.
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