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Environment | 67 2 years ago[Western Ghats]
Gadgil report: Why
Controversies, Athirappilly, Gundia
Projects: Explained (Part 4 of 4)
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1. Introduction
2. Controversies: Gadgil report
3. Contro: “NO” to Dams in Kerala and
Karnataka
4. Athirappilly Project: Why problem?
5. Adar Tribal displacement
6. Gundia Project: why problem?
7. Contro: R.T.I. stonewallingTM
8. Contro: Committee pe Committee.
9. Contro: Angry Kerala Government
10. Contro: Mining mafias spreading
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11. Contro: Creation of separate authority
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Introduction
In the last three articles, we saw
1. Western Ghats: Basic
geography Click me
2. Threats to biodiversity of
Western Ghats Click me
3. Gadgil report and
recommendations Click me
Now moving forward:
Controversies: Gadgil report
There are 6 main controversies surround Gadgil’s
report on Western Ghats.
1. Gadgil saying “NO” to some Dams in Kerala and
Karnataka.
2. RTI stone wallingTM* (trademark belongs to UPSC)
3. Committee pe Committee
4. Angry Kerala Government
5. Mining mafias spreading baseless rumors (about
removal of optional subjects lolz)
6. Creation of separate authority
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Line Estimation-
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Tendulkar...
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[Economic Survey]
Ch13: Poverty Line
Estimation- Tendulkar...
NEO { @raka ha ha Haan
aaja bhai tuh bhi aaja,
Naya namoona(Sample).
Pappu i am B-tech from an
IIT and MBA from IIMA and
i score... } – UPSC
uploads hallticket for
CSAT-2014, No
change...
MRUNAL { My time and
Let’s check them one by one:
Contro#1: “NO” to Dams in Kerala and
Karnataka
Madhav Gadgil had proposed that Environmental
Clearance should not be given to any large scale
dams in zone #1 and #2.
And on the same logic, he also recommended
“don’t give environmental clearance to the two
proposed dams in Kerala and Karnataka“.
let’s see why?
Project Athirappilly Project Gundia
State Kerala Karnataka
River Chalakudy Gundia
Capacity (MW) approx. 150+ 200
Athirappil ly Project: Why problem?
Plants
- Some new species of plants reported in this
region- critically endangered species of
riparian trees found here.
Birds
Kerala has four species of Hornbills
1. the Malabar grey hornbill,
2. grey hornbill,
3. Malabar pied hornbill
4. great Indian hornbill
and all of them are found in this Athirappally
region.
energy is better served in
writing educational articles
than entering into this
debate. After all, what's
going to happen will
happen as... } –
[Economic Survey]
Ch13: Poverty Line
Estimation- Tendulkar...
MRUNAL { Narasimha,
"While Kerala’s
unemployment rate (both
urban and rural) has fallen
in 2011-12, it is still the
highest. This could be due
to unemployment of... } –
[Economic Survey]
Ch13: Poverty Line
Estimation- Tendulkar...
MRUNAL { srikant:
http://indianexpress.com/a
rticle/opinion/editorials/ad
dressing-poverty/ "The
Rangarajan committee’s
findings are now in — a
household of five that
spent less than Rs 4,860
per month in rural areas...
} – [Economic Survey]
Ch13: Poverty Line
Estimation- Tendulkar...
RAKA { Jaise tu bada
garibon ka himayati hai
naa.... Yahan par isliye
bhonk raha hai kyonki
upsc aur govt. ne tere muh
se haddi cheen li.... } –
Fishes
rare species of fishes and amphibians like
the torrent frog found here.
National Bureau of Fish Genetic
Resources has recommended the
Chalakudy river to be declared as a Fish
Sanctuary
Some of the species of fish migrate
upstream while some do so downstream
to complete their annual life cycle .
Hence, construction of the dam will
directly affect the survival of these species
Elephant
Entire project area falls under the
migratory route of elephants, “project
Elephant”.
Monkeys
Lion-tailed Macaque, an endemic,
endangered species of the Western
Ghats, lives here.
Turtles
cane turtle, an endemic and endangered
species, first reported here, is currently
the only place where they could be seen in
reasonable numbers
Adar Tribal displacement
Adar tribe is considered to be the most primitive
of the South Indian forest tribes
They are a primitive hunter and food gatherer
tribe originally restricted to the forests and hill
tracts of Chalakudy river basin.
UPSC uploads hallticket
for CSAT-2014, No
change...
KTB { The address where
we need to send our
acceptance letter is just
what is written in the letter
we received? Am a bit
confused because... } –
[ACIO] Result for ACIO
2013 exam declared,...
VISHAL BHAGAT {
http://m.firstpost.com/poli
tics/upsc-row-will-the-civil-
services-be-a-victim-of-
divide-and-rule-politics-
1651331.html RTI activist
... :) } – [Economic
Survey] Ch13: Poverty
Line Estimation-
Tendulkar...
NEO { @Akhangal What
kind of person you are?????
What do you mean by
mostly garib hi ghuskgori
karta hai to raise his
assets/property. Wah
bahiya garib... } – UPSC
uploads hallticket for
CSAT-2014, No
change...
R { Sorry its only 4
attempts for general
category so if u appeared
in 2011 ur attempt will not
be counted derefor in 2015
Their population is fewer than 1500.
They’ll be affected by the dam.
Given these factors, Madav Gadgil panel has
recommended not to construct the Athirappilly dam.
Gundia Project: why problem?
cuckoo bee : a unique species found in Gundia
basin
Lion-tailed macaque
Travancore flying squirrel
Nilgiri marten (cat)
presence of tiger and elephants sighted.
Therefore Madav Gadgil panel has recommended
not to construct dam on Gundia river.
Contro#2: R.T.I. stonewallingT M
As you already know, Gadgil recommended that
whole Western Ghat be divided into 3 zones
u ill... } – UPSC uploads
hallticket for CSAT-
2014, No change...
R { general category
student is having total 6
attempts if u hv appeared
in 2011 your attemts
remained were to be 5 but
now govt hv... } – UPSC
uploads hallticket for
CSAT-2014, No
change...
LUIZA { The word is
"incidentally" not
"surprisingly" } –
[Economic Survey]
Ch13: Poverty Line
Estimation- Tendulkar...
JUHI SINGH { A good
read for those who must
be thinking - oh poor Hindi
speaking guys ... they are
sidelined etc. etc.
http://economictimes.india
times.com/news/politics-
and-nation/csat-row-ex-
upsc-member-vijay-singh-
says-abvp-pressure-on-
government-too-strong-to-
ignore/articleshow/396535
14.cms } – IAS Topper
Rank 1: Gaurav
Agrawal, Economics...
JUHI SINGH { Guys lets
be active on social media if
we cant get on roads like
no new mining
licences should
be given in zone
1 and 2.
Government
must stop all
existing mines in
Zone 1 by 2016.
Government
must stop
illegal mining
activities immediately.
^This is a bitter pill. And no Government wants
to swallow (thanks to powerful mining lobby of
South West India with deep pockets and political
connections.)
Anyways, Gadgil submitted his report in 2011.
But Environment ministry did not release this
report for media/public discussion. (because
Ministry’s plan was to let the report gather dust,
and take no action on it.)
But Someone from Kerala filled R.T.I in 2012
seeking a copy of this report.
And Public Information Officer in Environment
Ministry said “we cannot disclose Gadgil report
because it is still being analysed and
goons of ABVP! in fact thats
wat I tried to do... } – IAS
Topper Rank 1: Gaurav
Agrawal, Economics...
RECRUITMENT
E x a m D a t es
IBPS:11 Oct to 2 Nov
SSC-CGL 2014:19 & 26 Oct
CAT:16 & 22 Nov
CDS:26 Oct
MAT: 7 & 13 Sep
H a l l t i c k et s
u p l o a d ed ?
CSAT-2014: YES
RBI Officer: YES
UPPSC: YES
B a n k i n g
11-Aug: IBPS 2014
06-Aug: RBI Assistants
30-Jul: Indian Bank Specialist
O n 2 0 1 3 R R B s c o r e
19-Aug: Baroda Gramin
M B A
23-Aug: MAT-2014
06-Aug: CAT reg.Starts
U t t a r P r a d es h
16-Aug: UP Food safety insp.
02-Aug: UP assistant
I T / Co m p u t er
30-Aug: IITD Delhi system
admin(3)
19-Aug: SSC 10+2 Data
Entry Op
04-Aug: UP Agro project
E n g i n eer s
considered.” And more importantly: Section 8 (1)
(a) of the RTI Act exempts “information,
disclosure of which would affect the
sovereignty and integrity of India, the security,
strategic, scientific or economic interests of
the state”.
The R.T.I applicant went all the way to CIC.
CIC ordered following
The Supreme Court of India has recognized that
the right to information is a fundamental right of
the citizens of India under Article 19 (1) of the
Constitution of India.
The RTI Act has codified this fundamental right
19(1) by stating that every citizen shall have the
right to information.
The RTI Act recognises that a democracy requires
an informed citizenry and transparency of
information,
Therefore, all agents of Government must be
responsible for their conduct.
The people of this country have a right to know
every public act, everything that is done in a
public way by their public functionaries.
If Gadgil report is disclosed, it’ll enable citizens
to debate in an informed manner and they can
provide useful feedback to the government.
R.T.I Act requires suo moto disclosure by the
public authority ‘while’ formulating important
policies and not ‘after’ formulating them.
Therefore I direct the Ministry of Environment
and Forests to publish the report of Gadgil panel.
28-Aug: NIT Karnataka
25-Aug: EIL Delhi
23-Aug: BPCL Assam
22-Aug: Cement India
20-Aug: Himachal Engg.
14-Aug: IRCON Civ il 20
07-Aug: Delhi Electrical 50
(2yrXP)
06-Aug: Oil India direct
interv iew
01-Aug: MECL: Asst.manager
P o l i c e/ D ef en c e/ I n t e l .
01-Sep: Army Vets
31-Aug: Army Dental
29-Aug: Chandigarh Constbl
19-Aug: Hindi Translator ITBP
18-Aug: CDS (I I )
09-Aug: Airforce
Meteorological
08-Aug: Army NCC entry
05-Aug: Navy UES
05-Aug: BSF Subinsp.
02-Aug: CISF
constables(1203)
31-Jul: ITBP sub-insp
S p ec i a l i s t
E n t r a n c e
19-Aug: CSIR NET
04-Aug: CBSE CTET
B Co m / H R / M B A
01-Sep: ICAR account,
admin
30-Aug: Accountant NIFFT
Ranchi
25-Aug: CPET Chennai
25-Aug: EIL Delhi
And thus, environment ministry had to upload the
PDF file on its website, (somewhere in mid-2012)
Contro#3: Committee pe Committee.
Judiciary=taarikh pe taarikh.
Similarly Government=Committee pe Committee.
Since Government did not like Gadgil’s
recommendations, they formed a new
committee headed by Kasturi Rangan to study
the report of Gadgil Panel!
Gadgil himself got angry and stated:
I’ve merely pointed out many inconvenient truths
but Government is trying to suppress my report
and evade a democratic debate on its
recommendations.
And this Kasturi Rangan fellow is keeping me
completely out of the loop while assessing my
report!
Contro#4: Angry Kerala Government
Kerala Government’s official stand is
We cannot accept the recommendations given
by Madhav Gadgil.
Because most of his suggestions are impractical
to implement!
Gadgil says “NO” to Athirappally hydroproject but
it is essential for our state’s energy security.
Kerala’s total hydel potential was estimated to be
6,000 MW, only 35 per cent of it had been
11-Aug: SBI Mgmt.XO (2-5
yrXP)
31-Jul: HUDA account
31-Jul: UPSC Specialists
various
M ed i c a l / A l l i ed
19-Aug: Haryana Dental
19-Aug: Raj.Medical
14-Aug: AIIMS
09-Aug: SAIL Doctors
09-Aug: SAIL Paramedics
28-Jul: Chandigarh
Paramedics
L eg a l
25-Aug: Allahabad HC
clerk,rev iew officer
11-Aug: Uttarakhand HC
deskjobs
S c i en c e/ Ag r i / O t h er
30-Aug: Lab Attendent NIFFT
Ranchi
14-Aug: ISRO assistants 233
29-Aug: Raj.Agro research
25-Aug: CSIR-SERC
22-Aug: Raj.Univ .Lab
Attendents 11
22-Aug: ONGC Technician
137
20-Aug: NCL scient ist
18-Aug: Karnataka Urban
14-Aug: SSC Western
Specialist
10-Aug: Gujarat Forensic
31-Jul: UPSC Specialists
various
28-Jul: NIFTEM non faculty
harnessed so far.
But Gadgil has instead suggested
decommissioning of dams which were 35 to 40
years old.
This would pose a question mark on the existing
and proposed power projects and would plunge
our state into darkness.
Gadgil did not make concrete proposals on
Revenue loss suffered by the state Government
while implementing the recommendations (e.g.
no mining in zone#1=no royalties payment from
miners.)
Land Mafias of Kerala
1. Land mafias (with political support) have
grabbed lot of area in the forests and
surrounding regions of Western Ghats.
2. Now Madhav Gadgil says no to Development
activities in such sensitive zones. = problem for
politicians and mafias.
3. Kerala Government fears that if we try to evict
those mafias and other farmers, it’ll led to huge
protests and violence (as it happened in Munnar
Grasslands earlier).
4. Kerala government “fears” that Gadgil’s
recommendations will impact on “growth”.
5. Gadgil says set up new Western Ghats Ecology
Authority (WGEA). But we are capable of
preserving the Western Ghats within provisions
of the existing laws.
Contro#5: Mining mafias spreading
baseless rumors
M i s c . D es k j o b s
30-Aug: clerks NIFFT Ranchi
19-Aug: SSC 10+2 Data
Entry Op
22-Aug: Raj.Univ .Clerks 29
14-Aug: BankPress Dewas
12-Aug: Western Rail Sports
01-Aug: MECL:
foremen,driver,mechanic(99)
31-Jul: Rohtak deskjobs
31-Jul: NGT
Secretary,Steno,Translators
F a c u l t y J o b s
31-Aug: NIFM
29-Aug: Raj Lecturer
22-Aug: Kota univ .
16-Aug: Shimla Nutrit ion
14-Aug: Raj.Chemistry
11-Aug: Jammu Uni
05-Aug: RIMSNR
05-Aug: PGIMER
31-Jul: UP Paramedic
W a r n i n g
Online Form Part-1
stops few days b4
deadline.So DONOT wait
till last date.
DONOT forget/misplace
reg.id, Roll number.
Gadgil said
1. donot give permission for new mines in Zone #1
and #2.
2. And whatever mines are operational in zone
#1,=close them down by 2016.”
3. Shut down illegal mining immediately.
This has greatly upset the mining lobby. Now
their agents are provoking the farmers and
tribals in Western ghat region with baseless
rumor that “Gadgil has recommend to throw you
out of your villages and make wildlife
sanctuaries everywhere!”
So now some farmers and tribals are protesting
against Gagdil’s report.
Gadgil
clarifies
My report contains no proposal for
relocation of any farmer or tribals from
jungle areas!
Infact, I’ve suggested financial assistance be
given to farmers organic farming.
It is the mining lobby particularly of Goa is
behind this mischief.
Contro#6: Creation of separate
authority (WGEA)
Gadgil recommended setting up an autonomous
statutory authority Western Ghats Ecology
Authority (WGEA) to oversee the conservation of
Western Ghats in the 6 states.
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But state Governments fear that such authority
will take away their Decision Making power (and
the bribe opportunity that comes with it for
granting project approvals!)
Therefore, state Governments are against
creating WGEA. They say, existing regulatory
framework is sufficient to protect the Western
Ghats.
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kamal 22/01/2014 at 19:31
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mrunal……..please provide kasturi rangan report in your
style
Gayathri 09/03/2014 at 20:21
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Hi Mrunal,
please provide your analysis on Kasturirangan report
thanks,
Reshmi 17/03/2014 at 19:58
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Hi Mrunal
Thank u for sharing it
kindly share the latest updates too .Keep posting ..
Poornima 18/03/2014 at 12:17
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Hi
Thanks for info,,,
I have lot of respect Prof MG and hopes on Madhav gadgil
report to get implemented in field
as a public what can i do for it.(can you tell/suggest)
Regards
Poornima
dijin 07/06/2014 at 21:12
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of course u can help n b part of the awareness
prgrms v r conductin nv to make aware thr tribals
nd farmers that vat exactly z mg report
ponmudi 06/04/2014 at 01:03
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Hi, Mrunal
How to get that all the document in a single PDF file, and
i’m unable to get the document in PDF format, i install my
PC an Google chrome browser. Friends,If you anybody
have an pdf document kindly sent to My mail id :
balagisekar@gmail.com
Dr. N. N. Panicker 11/04/2014 at 06:45
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Well done. Excellent summary. May it be read by all
concerned.
supriya 18/05/2014 at 19:36
Reply
sir,pls provide analysis on kasthurirangan committe
report
chinju s raj 06/06/2014 at 08:46
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Sir,
You have presented it so nicely.Now only i got an idea of
gadgil comitte and the report.As everyone was requesting
pls update kasturiragan in the same language and style
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Rathish 29/07/2014 at 08:52
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Hi Chinju,
Can you forward me the report.
Thanks
Rathish
vivek tiwari 12/07/2014 at 22:53
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impeccable commentary. thanx
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