Ecologically Sensitive Areas

On July 31, the central government issued the sixth iteration of a draft notification, proposing to declare over 56,825.7 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).

Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed Rajya Sabha today that 92 Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) and 2 Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) have been notified in 13 states of the Indian Himalayan region.

The Supreme Court has issued a stay on the laying of concrete paver blocks in the Matheran Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESZ), till further orders.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai clarified to his Kerala counterpart that it is not possible to take up any development work in ecologically sensitive areas, and in wildlife sanctuaries.

Kerala government today submitted a comprehensive report comprising its final views on the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats to the Centre.

The union environment ministry on Tuesday accepted the Kerala government-appointed expert committee's recommendation to keep agricultural land, plantations and habitations out of ecologically sensitive areas identified by a high-level working group on Western Ghats but the Left opposition and the protesters demanded a notification.

CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala has called a day-long hartal in upland Idukki and Wayanad districts tomorrow protesting the Centre's reluctance on exempting settlers from the ambit of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).

Kerala today conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh its apprehensions over the K Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats conservation and asked the Centre to correct flaws in identification of Ecologically Sensitive Areas through remote sensing method.

It's a big victory for villagers and environmentalists alike, fighting to save Maharashtra's fragile forests that are part of the Western Ghats. The Bombay High court has ordered the state government to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg belt in the Sindhudurg district bordering Goa, as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA).

Notwithstanding opposition from environmentalists and Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, Kerala Government is pressing for green clearance for Athirappilly hydro power project in the ecologically sensitive area in Thrissur district.

On July 31, the central government issued the sixth iteration of a draft notification, proposing to declare over 56,825.7 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states as Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).

Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey informed Rajya Sabha today that 92 Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ) and 2 Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) have been notified in 13 states of the Indian Himalayan region.

The Supreme Court has issued a stay on the laying of concrete paver blocks in the Matheran Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESZ), till further orders.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai clarified to his Kerala counterpart that it is not possible to take up any development work in ecologically sensitive areas, and in wildlife sanctuaries.

Kerala government today submitted a comprehensive report comprising its final views on the Kasturirangan report on Western Ghats to the Centre.

The union environment ministry on Tuesday accepted the Kerala government-appointed expert committee's recommendation to keep agricultural land, plantations and habitations out of ecologically sensitive areas identified by a high-level working group on Western Ghats but the Left opposition and the protesters demanded a notification.

CPI(M)-led LDF in Kerala has called a day-long hartal in upland Idukki and Wayanad districts tomorrow protesting the Centre's reluctance on exempting settlers from the ambit of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA).

Kerala today conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh its apprehensions over the K Kasturirangan Committee report on Western Ghats conservation and asked the Centre to correct flaws in identification of Ecologically Sensitive Areas through remote sensing method.

It's a big victory for villagers and environmentalists alike, fighting to save Maharashtra's fragile forests that are part of the Western Ghats. The Bombay High court has ordered the state government to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg belt in the Sindhudurg district bordering Goa, as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA).

Notwithstanding opposition from environmentalists and Union Minister Jairam Ramesh, Kerala Government is pressing for green clearance for Athirappilly hydro power project in the ecologically sensitive area in Thrissur district.