Karnataka will ask the Centre to exempt 730 villages from the purview of the Kasturirangan report, which has recommended restrictions on 1,580 villages considering their ecological sensitivity.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/state-partially-okays-kasturirangan-report
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eco-sensitive-zone
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhav-gadgil
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industry
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals