On
September 1, 2018, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) restrained the six Western
Ghats States (Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat) from giving environmental clearance to
activities that may adversely impact the eco-sensitive areas of the mountain
ranges.
The
panel directed that the extent of Eco-Sensitive Zones of Western Ghats, which
was notified by the Central government earlier, should not be reduced in view
of the recent floods in Kerala.
The
Tribunal Bench, in its order, noted that any alteration in the draft
notification of zones may seriously affect the environment, especially in view
of recent incidents in Kerala. It was on a petition filed by the Goa Foundation
that the Bench issued the order. The Principal Bench of the panel, which
permitted the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to
re-publish the draft notification on Eco-Sensitive Zones, which expired on
August 26, 2018, also ordered that the matter may be finalised within six
months. It also ordered that the draft of the republished notification be
placed on the record of the tribunal.
The
NGT pulled up the six States for the delay in filing objections regarding the
notification and observed that the “delay on account of objections of States
may not be conducive to the protection of the eco-sensitive areas” and the
matter must be finalised at the earliest.
The
Madhav Gadgil-led Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP)
had
earlier proposed “much larger areas for being included in the eco-sensitive
zone” though the Kasturirangan-led High Level Working Group, also appointed by
the MoEFCC to look into the WGEEP report, had reduced it. The Ministry had
accepted the Kasthurirangan report and issued the draft notifications on
ecologically sensitive zones.
The
Principal Bench of the tribunal, which noted that the ecology of the Western
Ghats region was under serious stress, also highlighted the fact that Western
Ghats region was one of the richest biodiversity areas which needed to be
conserved.
Source: The Hindu dated September 3, 2018
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