Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Eco-sensitive areas in Western Ghats, 25/04/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has brought out a fresh notification dated 4th September, 2015 for declaring ecologically sensitive area in the Western Ghats in supersession of the earlier draft notification issued on 10th March, 2014 incorporating provisions to clarify and to dispel the apprehensions and concerns raised by various stakeholders. Reports of the States of Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat Proposals have been received for demarcating ecologically sensitive areas (ESAs) in their respective States.