also urged that the report of the HLWG on Western
Ghats, submitted on 15 April 2013, stipulates certain development restrictions in
ESZs which ... notification; and
(vi) All development projects within 10 kilometres of the Western Ghats ESZ and
requiring ECs shall be regulated in accordance with
working not just
towards conserving and protecting the ecology of Western Ghats but
also towards demanding additional protection, including declaration
of wild life sanctuary ... claims to be the principal convener of the "Save
the Western Ghats March", which was a landmark event in
environmental activism in India
coastline; that there are 22 west flowing rivers originating in the western ghats, flow through this district and fall into the Arabian Sea-Nethravathi, Gurpur ... plant and aminal species is one of the highest in the western ghats; that the western ghats have been identified as being among
Conflict of interest
D.3 Western Ghats and ESAs
D.4 Forestland and flora and fauna
E. Directions
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PART A
A. Introduction ... Court related to the need to preserve the biodiversity of the Western Ghats.
These concerns have been the subject of a seminal exercise carried
doubling
of 26 km stretch of the railway line in Western Ghats from
Castlerock in Karnataka to Kulem in Goa in violation of the
order ... doubling of the railway
line passing through the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats
from Tinaighat-Castlerock in Karnataka to Kulem in Goa
involving 120.875 hectares
doubling
of 26 km stretch of the railway line in Western Ghats from
Castlerock in Karnataka to Kulem in Goa in violation of the
order ... doubling of the railway
line passing through the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats
from Tinaighat-Castlerock in Karnataka to Kulem in Goa
involving 120.875 hectares
System Planning in Western Region
held on 30.11.2015 considered and deliberated on several
alternatives all of which involved crossing of Western
Ghats (forest area ... Western Region held on
30.11.2015 is signiicant:
"Narendra (existing) - Xeldem 400 Kv D/c line would
pass through forest area of Western Ghats
Environmental Services, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Awaaz
Foundation also referred to the Western Ghats Ecological Panel. It
::: Uploaded on - 12/04/2024 ::: Downloaded ... that regard. The Petitioner has also highlighted
the importance of the Western Ghats region in terms of its ecological
sensitivity, particularly concerning Dodamarg. This Petition
Environmental Services, Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Awaaz
Foundation also referred to the Western Ghats Ecological Panel. It
::: Uploaded on - 12/04/2024 ::: Downloaded ... that regard. The Petitioner has also highlighted
the importance of the Western Ghats region in terms of its ecological
sensitivity, particularly concerning Dodamarg. This Petition
petitioner to provide an attested copy
of the summary of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP)
Report and the report on the Athirappilly Hydro ... still in the
process of examining the report of the Western Ghats
Ecology Expert Panel in consultation with the six State
Governments of the Western
