Supreme Court issues notice in plea seeking for Govt to protect Western Ghats as a whole and not exclude 72,212 sq km from protection

The plea argues that significant parts of the Western Ghats are open to wanton deforestation and destruction for mining, quarrying, industrial use, power generation etc
Western Ghats and Supreme Court
Western Ghats and Supreme Court

The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and the Environment Ministry on a plea to quash a recommendation by a government-formed High-Level Working Group treating the entire Western Ghats into patches for protection, thereby excluding around 72,000 square kilometres of area. (M Kaviya and ors versus Union of India ans ors)

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