Fear revisits residents of Western Ghats

The seventh draft declaring large swathes in the Western Ghats as eco-sensitive zones, based on the Kasturirangan report, was issued by the Union government on July 27, 2026, allowing 60 days to file objections. SATHISH G.T. examines the apprehensions it has rekindled and its decades-old history

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