Madhav gadgil committee report latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Madhav gadgil panel wgeep western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep headed by madhav gadgil was formed by moef in 2010 to study the impact of population pressure, climate change and development activities on the western ghats. Madhav gadgil who delivered a lecture on democracy and ecology in contemporary india at the nehru memorial museum and library. This article provides a report on the outcome of a series of discussions and. 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. Kerala priests and politicians unite to oppose gadgil.
As the chairman of the western ghats ecology expert panel, wgeep, also known as the gadgil committee, he had recommended various measures to conserve the environment. Dams in tribal belt of western ghats for the mumbai. Madhav gadgil india environment portal news, reports. Madhav gadgil says empower the panchayats to protect. Kasturi rangan report on western ghats part 1 slideshare. On the hospitality of western ghats habitats for bird communities. Gadgil further added that he was told by people that the saplings that were available outside for.
My interests are human ecology, conservation biology, and theoretical population biology. Madhav gadgil committee report news and updates from the. Madhav gadgil stresses check on industry boom in konkan. Head of western ghats ecological expert panelwgeep. Madhav gadgil, an ecologist and evolutionary biologist, has been engaged in basic and applied, in particular, action research as well as teaching, communication and advocacy. Renowed ecology expert madhav gadgil who headed the centreappointed western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep has drawn a comparison with the era of apartheid in south africa with conservation efforts in india at present. His brand of ecology is notable for viewing humans as elements of ecological systems and in paying attention to the historical context. The gadgil committee report had said there was indiscriminate construction by people, developers, politicians and corporates along the western ghats, which were dangerous for the biodiversity of the region.
The gadgil committee headed by ecologist madhav gadgil also known as the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep was set up by the government in 2011. Madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats. Evaluating bird communities of western ghats to plan for a biodiversity friendly development. Madhav gadgil chairman western ghats ecology expert panel vi report of the. Nov 04, 20 assessment of climate change impacts, and vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, requires a wide range of physical, biological and socio economic models, methods, tools and data. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp. To assess the current status of ecology of the western ghats region. Jun 20, 2015 at present, they are conspicously absent from the committees that are to be formed for the purpose, gadgil said. Report of the western ghats, ecology expert panel pdf. 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. This page was last edited on 21 decemberat western ghats tehelka. Kerala priests and politicians unite to oppose gadgil report. Environment ministry dumps gadgil report on western ghats. Madhav gadgil is an indian ecologist, academic, writer, and founder of the centre for ecological sciences, a research forum under the aegis of the indian institute of science.
In the heartland of gods own country, kerala, flows river pamba, on which is held yearly the famous snake boat race. Mar 17, 2014 madhav gadgil panel wgeep western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep headed by madhav gadgil was formed by moef in 2010 to study the impact of population pressure, climate change and development activities on the western ghats. Gadgil and kasturi rangan report analysis on western ghats by. The commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31 august 2011. Report of expert committee constituted to assess the carrying capacity of ecologically sensitive areas esas in the western ghats region of karnataka. Understanding report of the western ghats ecology expert panel. Kerala priests and politicians unite to oppose gadgil report on western ghats the gadgil report recommends declaring 37 per cent of the ghats as ecologically fragile, effectively putting an end to all commercial activities, a move strongly opposed by most stakeholders. The small green barbet resumed its monotonous bhatrr hiding in. Full text of dr kasturirangan committee report on bbmp see other formats. Jul 21, 20 at the ground level people are really interested and they want to get involved and our report if nothing else, seem to have serve the purpose of triggering such kind of an interest said prof. Principally, the studies on impact of climate change on western ghats have been undertaken on forests and crops grown in the region. On some aspects of the biology of coilia dussumieri cuv.
He was assigned to prepare a report on western ghats. Madhav gadgil opposes kasturirangan panel report on western ghats india hidden oct 18, 20 23. Western ghats region and the complex interstate nature of its geography, the ministry of environment and forests, government of india constituted the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep with the following members on 4 march 2010. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam. The western ghats ecology expert panel report and subsequent heritage tag accorded by unesco has. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel 2011 madhav gadgil western ghats report. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection. It is a 14member panel under the chairmanship of noted ecologist madhav gadgil. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel 2011. Ecologist madhav gadgil calls maharashtra governments.
This race takes place at aranmula, declared a global heritage village by unesco. Onus of conservation only on poor,it s like apartheid days of sa. 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. Madhav gadgil committee report blogs, comments and archive news on.
Two hundred and sixtyeighth report on environmental issues of the nilgiris. Ministry of environment and forests of india set up in march 2010 an expert panel gadgil commission to find a strategy for conserving these ghats madhav gadgil committee report on the western ghats. It is such citizen science that indians, especially denizens of the western ghats tract, could now pioneer. Why india must protect the western ghats from getting lost. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel 2011 madhav.
The expert panel approached the project through a set of tasks such as. Gadgil report and kasturirangan report on western ghats. The report embodies among other things i categorization of the western. Citybased environmental activists and experts have said that recommendations of the madhav gadgil committee on protecting an area of 60,000 sq km in the western ghats are more important. Madhav gadgil opposes kasturirangan panel report on. 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. Gadgil and kasturi rangan report analysis on western ghats. The committee recommended that all of the western ghats be declared as the ecological sensitive areas esa with only limited development allowed in graded zones.
Gadgil panel report and kerala floods ias parliament. The commission is formally known as western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. Madhav gadgil the committee, headed by madhav gadgil, had suggested thatkilometres of the western ghats be classified in three zones as per the requirement of environmental protection in the areas. The ghats descend steeply to the coastal plains on the west, but merge rather. The panel was asked to perform the following functions. May 12, 2012 in march 2010, the ministry of environment and forests moef asked professor madhav gadgil to head an expert committee to study the situation in the western ghats, and recommend how best to. Madhav chitale committee constituted to prepare guidelines. Though the western ghats have shrunk by 25% over the past two decades, the environment.
Gadgil committee recommendations on western ghats ideal. Western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep in march 2010, in order to. Madhav gadgil on why tree census must be a government. The ministry of environment and forests, government of. India merges native forests and plantations puyravaud et al. 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. World over such citizen science projects are now taking root. A framework for managing indias biodiversity resources in the context of cbd and gatt. Madhav gadgil panel and kasturirangan panel for protection of. Why india must protect the western ghats from getting lost it could become a model for the entire country.
Kerala sasthra sahithya parishath thrissur 680004 email. Restoring natures balance in the western ghats report of the save the western ghats march and conference on february 5, 1988, the last of the marchers and delegates of the save the western ghats march and conference left ramnathi in goa, he newly formed western indian state. The western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep of the ministry of environment and forests. It was tasked to look into measures to arrest the ecological devastation from human activities in the western ghats. Report of the western ghats ecology expert panel first edition. Madhav gadgil was the holder of the maharashtra state junior1957 and pune university 1961 high jump records and twice represented the university in all india athletic games. Madhav gadgil is in the agharkar research institute, g. 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. Pdf current ecological status and identification of. Pdf mapping ecologically sensitive, significant and salient areas.
If gadgil report laid too much importance to the environment, kasturirangan report was biased towards development. The status of freshwater biodiversity in the western ghats, india. Gadgil report considers the whole western ghats region as ecologically sensitive area. Moreover, involving all interested citizens in collecting and scrutinizing the data ensures that errors, including deliberate falsifications, are quickly noticed and eliminated. Madhav gadgil opposes kasturirangan panel report on western ghats.
Environmentalist madhav gadgil, who headed a committee that authored a study on the western ghats, friday criticised the decision of the union ministry of environment and forests to create ecologically sensitive areas in the area. Gadgil commission, an environmental research commission is named after its chairman madhav gadgil. Pdf madhav gadgil report 2011 priju poulose academia. As you all know, the need of the hour is sustainable development.
Eminent ecologistscientist madhav gadgil on monday urged the state government not to suppress the zoning atlas report, especially for the konkan region that is witnessing an industrial boom. About 8 years ago, the centre constituted the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep. The western ghats needs high attention in the sustainability aspect of whole india and especially south india. Pdf the western ghats ecology expert panel wgeep of the ministry of environment and. Commission submitted the report to the government of india on 31 august 2011. The western ghats ecology expert panel report advocates replacing the current pattern of exclusionary development and conservation by an inclusive regime, respecting the existing, but currently sabotaged, constitutional and legal provisions for environmental protection and democratic devolution of the decisionmaking process. Gadgil panel report best roadmap for western ghats. Comparison of gadgil, kasturirangan reports malayalam download pdf.