Latest draft notification to notify Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive expires
A panel led by ecologist Madhav Gadgil recommended the designation of the Western Ghats as an ESA in 2011. Another panel under the late former Indian Space Research Organisation chief K Kasturirangan later reviewed the issue, and the first draft notification to deliberate and discuss the matter was issued on March 10, 2014.Five more notifications have since been issued and expired. The latest one specified that an area of 56,825.7 square kilometres of the ghats would be notified as an ESA across the six states.
- ▪A panel led by ecologist Madhav Gadgil recommended the designation of the Western Ghats as an ESA in 2011.
- ▪Another panel under the late former Indian Space Research Organisation chief K Kasturirangan later reviewed the issue, and the first draft notification to deliberate and discuss the matter was issued on March 10, 2014.Five more notification
- ▪The latest one specified that an area of 56,825.7 square kilometres of the ghats would be notified as an ESA across the six states.
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Latest draft notification to notify Western Ghats as ecologically sensitive expiresTalks involving Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and an expert committee on the matter continuePublished on: Jul 28, 2026, 09:28:54 ISTBy Jasjeev GandhiokPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link The sixth and latest draft notification issued on July 31, 2024, to notify over 56,000 square kilometre of the Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA) expired on Monday (July 27), with no consensus reached among states over the final demarcation and area. A seventh draft notification is likely to be issued, even as talks involving Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and an expert committee on the matter continue.The Western Ghats are a biodiversity hotspot.
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