Maharashtra report suggests ESA be limited to 6719 square km

Q.  A Maharashtra government report has suggested how many km of the Western Ghats in the state should be declared as Ecologically Sensitive Area?
- Published on 05 Nov 15

a. 6716 square km
b. 6718 square km
c. 6719 square km
d. None of the above

ANSWER: 6719 square km
 
Report submitted by Maharashtra Government to MoEF has indicated only 6719 sq km of Western Ghats will be declared Ecologically Sensitive Area/ESA. This is one third of the 17340 sq km ESA proposed in draft notification issued by the ministry. There has been a drop in the number of villages included in ESA from 2133 in draft notification to 1254 in state government report.

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