The National Green Tribunal has given an ultimatum to the Union ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to come out with a plan of action on how it will implement the Kasturirangan committee report by March 24.

The NGT order came after MoEF said that states like Kerala and Karnataka objected to the report and asked for more time for its implementation. The MoEF made this plea while replying to the original PIL filed by Goa Foundation on implementation of the Madhav Gadgil report.