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- The Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council adopted a unanimous resolution requesting that the central government limit the Ecological Sensitive Area (ESA) to only notified forest lands.
- The state government plans to conduct a physical survey and establish a high-level committee to address concerns regarding the current draft notification.
- Officials argue that the existing ESA proposal, based on satellite data, improperly includes agricultural lands, human settlements, and public infrastructure.
- This action aims to prevent the displacement of residents and protect existing agricultural and horticultural activities.
What to watch next
- Physical survey results of the proposed ESA areas in Karnataka
- Formation and findings of the state's high-level committee led by a retired judge
- Response from the central government regarding the request for a one-year delay on the final notification
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D. K. Shivakumar
Chief Minister
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“The draft notification issued by the Centre regarding the ESA in Karnataka should not be finalised till the next one year when the physical survey would be completed. The final decision on ESA should be taken only after the State submits its report to the Centre and only after detailed discussion by the Centre with the State”
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…identified as per the Kasthurirangan report on conservation of Western Ghats to only the notified forests. It also sought a year’s time for the State to help take up a physical survey of the areas coming under ESA. “ The draft notification issued by the Centre regarding the ESA in Karnataka should not be finalised till the next one year when the physical survey would be completed. The final decision on ESA should be taken only after the State submits its report to the Centre and only after detailed discussion by the Centre with the State ,” said the resolution, which was tabled by Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar. The resolution said that Karnataka would constitute a high-level committee led by a retired judge to suggest measures to correct the “lacunae”…
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Named India · Government of India · Bharatiya Janata Party · DK Shivakumar · Karnataka · Karnataka Legislative Assembly · Karnataka Legislative Council · National Green Tribunal · R. Ashok · Western Ghats
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