Ashwin Kumar from Bangalore, India · CC BY-SA 2.0Kottayam's high ranges protest Centre's Western Ghats ESA draft
The Union government's seventh draft notification declaring Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESAs) in the Western Ghats has triggered protests in the high ranges of Kottayam, Kerala. Residents are mobilising against the proposed ESA tag, which is estimated to affect around 70,000 people in the region.
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Western Ghats ESA notifications recur in environment and Centre–State questions.
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- The Centre issued its seventh draft ESA notification for the Western Ghats.
- The proposed ESA tag is estimated to affect around 70,000 people.
- The high ranges of Kottayam, Kerala, are protesting against it.
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