Ashwin Kumar from Bangalore, India · CC BY-SA 2.0Centre reissues Western Ghats eco-sensitive zone notification
The Centre reissued its notification on the Western Ghats eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) amid a continuing deadlock with the six Western Ghats States. Differences persist over which villages and regions should fall within the zone, with States apprehensive about the notification's impact on farming, infrastructure and other development activities.
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The Western Ghats ESZ is a recurring environment-and-federalism flashpoint.
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- The Centre reissued the Western Ghats eco-sensitive zone notification.
- Six Western Ghats States remain in disagreement over the villages/regions to be included.
- States fear the impact on farming, infrastructure and development.
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