The record
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- Congress party spokespersons in Karnataka have demanded that the central government withdraw a draft notification declaring 137 villages in Chikkamagaluru district as Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Areas.
- KPCC spokesperson H. H. Devaraj said the draft lacks clarity on its advantages and disadvantages and that the designation would trouble the livelihoods of Malenadu residents.
- He urged every villager in the affected villages to file objections and called on the state government and elected representatives to press the Centre, while also seeking rejection of the Kasturirangan report.
- A joint meeting led by farmers' organisations with several parties is planned within a week.
What to watch next
- The joint meeting of farmers' organisations and parties planned within a week
- Whether villagers file objections to the draft notification
- Whether the state government appeals to the Centre as the Congress has demanded
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