The environment ministry has issued directions to six state governments prohibiting development activities, including mining and quarrying, in the 60,000 sq km ecologically sensitive area of Wester
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/environment-min-asks-6-states-stop-development-activities-w-ghats
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eco-sensitive-zone
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goa
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gujarat
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thermal-power-plants
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
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