Who made Kasturirangan report?
Who made Kasturirangan report?
A crucial report on Western Ghats prepared by K. Kasturirangan-led high-level working group (HLWG) has recommended prohibition on development activities in 60,000 km2 ecologically sensitive area spread over Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
What is Gadgil and Kasturirangan report?
Gadgil report marked out 60 percent of the Western Ghats as the highest-priority Ecologically Sensitive Zone (ESZ -1). Kasturirangan report marks only 37 percent area (but considers wider Western Ghat boundaries) as ESA. Gadgil’s report proposed to declare this entire landscape as ESA, creating three ESZs within it.
What is Madhav Gadgil committee report?
The report known as the Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel, or commonly called the Gadgil report, published in 2011 highlighted the ecological sensitivity of the Western Ghats and the need to protect the region by restricting activities there.
Who is the head of Western Ghats ecology expert panel?
Prof. Madhav Gadgil
Western Ghats ecology Expert Panel was constituted by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) comprising of 14 members and chaired by Prof. Madhav Gadgil.
What is Kasturirangan Committee report?
The Kasturirangan committee report has proposed 37% of the total area of Western Ghats to be declared as Eco-Sensitive Area (ESA). The Karnataka’s Government is of the opinion that declaring Western Ghats as ESA would adversely affect the livelihood of people in the region.
When was Kasturirangan Committee constituted?
In August 2012, then Environment Minister constituted a High-Level 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.
What is K Kasturirangan Committee?
New Delhi: The union government has set up a committee to design four national curriculum frameworks (NCFs) and set a roadmap for the school education sector.
Who is the leading researcher in Western Ghat scheme?
sisparensi, was rediscovered after a gap of 148 years by a team led by K.M. Prabhukumar, CMPR, and V.B. Sreekumar, KFRI.
When was Kasturirangan report submitted?
Who is Kasturirangan committee?
What is Kasturirangan committee report?
How many members are there in Kasturirangan committee?
12-member
New Delhi: The union government has set up a committee to design four national curriculum frameworks (NCFs) and set a roadmap for the school education sector.