Dept, MoEF to have final meeting on issue today
The Forest department is set to propose one-km radius around protected forest areas as eco-sensitive zone.
The Elephant Task Force constituted by the High Court has recommended cancellation of the lease granted to mushrooming mini hydel power projects in the Western Ghats, particularly in Sakleshpur region. Contrary to the contentions that there is not much forest cover in Sakleshpur region where some mini hydel power plants have been permitted, the report states that 65 per cent of the landscape is under forest cover and lies along the crest line of the Western Ghats.
The notification to provide more protection to Western Ghats by extending the boundaries of the Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary and to ensure contiguity to Kudremukha National Park has suffered a set
Says MoEF clearance for hydel project a formality on may 23, chief minister B S Yeddyurappa laid the foundation stone of a 200 MW hydro-power plant at Yettinahole in Karnataka
Even as the Supreme Court has referred construction of a road through Pushpagiri sanctuary in Kodagu to Central Empowered Committee, another case of violation of the Apex Court guidelines has come to light.
Even as the Supreme Court has categorically stated that there will be no compromise in protecting vital forest resources, an elected body has directed the Public Works Department to carry out road laying work through pristine forests of Brahmagiri and Pushpagiri in Kodagu district.
