Gadgil Committee Report and Kasturirangan Committee Report, sometimes seen in the news, are related

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Gadgil Committee Report and Kasturirangan Committee Report, sometimes seen in the news, are related to

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The Kasturirangan panel was set up to study the Gadgil committee report on the Western Ghats. The Kasturirangan report seeks to bring just 37% of the Western Ghats under the Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) zones — down from the 64% suggested by the Gadgil report.It recommended prohibition on development and commercial activities like:MiningThermal power plantsPolluting industriesLarge housing plansin Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA) zones.