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- The Karnataka Assembly debated the implementation of the Kasturirangan Committee report which recommends declaring portions of the Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive area.
- Opposition leaders requested that the government conduct a physical survey of affected villages similar to the approach taken by Kerala.
- Calls were made to establish a legal task force to represent state interests before the National Green Tribunal and the Supreme Court.
- The initiative aims to reconcile environmental conservation efforts with the livelihoods of local farmers and residents.
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- Decision on the formation of a physical verification committee for affected villages.
- Legal proceedings before the National Green Tribunal and Supreme Court regarding the report.
- Outcome of the committee headed by Sanjay Kumar reporting by 2027.
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C.T. Ravi
BJP member
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“There is a lot of confusion about the recommendation. The government needs to clarify and make its stand known. What will it do if the Supreme Court intervenes if the report is outrightly rejected?”
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…the Revenue and Forest departments over ownership of land. Middle path In the Legislative Council, BJP member C.T. Ravi urged the State government to take a middle path instead of outright rejecting the report. “ There is a lot of confusion about the recommendation. The government needs to clarify and make its stand known. What will it do if the Supreme Court intervenes if the report is outrightly rejected? ” he asked. He asked if farmers would be compensated if they shift to organic farming. Seeking a green package from the government, he also said that a 2013 GIS map cannot be used to implement the report now. The…
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Named India · Karnataka Government · Bharatiya Janata Party · B.Y. Vijayendra · C.T. Ravi · DK Shivakumar · Goa Foundation · National Green Tribunal · R. Ashok · Sanjay Kumar · Supreme Court · Union government
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