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- The Karnataka state legislature is convening for a three-day session to discuss the impact of the K. Kasturirangan report on ecologically sensitive areas and the current drought crisis.
- Lawmakers are expected to unanimously pass a resolution rejecting the current draft of the environmental report, which has drawn criticism regarding its impact on local livelihoods and agriculture.
- Officials also plan to discuss further taluks to declare as drought-hit as deficit rainfall continues to threaten the state's water supply and farming sector.
- This legislative action serves as the official state response to the Union government's draft notification.
What to watch next
- Legislative vote on the resolution against the Kasturirangan report.
- Government declaration of additional drought-hit taluks.
- Submission of the state's formal objections to the Union Ministry regarding the Eco-Sensitive Area notification.
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“We are expecting the legislature to pass a unanimous resolution against the Kasturirangan report, the draft of which has been published. The draft in its current form cannot be accepted. A statement on drought is also expected to be approved by the legislature”
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…special session commencing on Monday (September 21) is expected to pass a resolution against the implementation of the Kasturirangan report in its current form, while more taluks could be declared drought-hit. “ We are expecting the legislature to pass a unanimous resolution against the Kasturirangan report, the draft of which has been published. The draft in its current form cannot be accepted. A statement on drought is also expected to be approved by the legislature ,” a senior leader told The Hindu. There have been no political differences over the Kasturirangan report across the political spectrum, sources said. The draft notification on the Eco-Sensitive Area (ESA) by the Union…
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Named India · Karnataka · Bharatiya Janata Party · Congress · DK Shivakumar · Janata Dal (Secular) · K. Kasturirangan · Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change · Siddaramaiah · Supreme Court
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