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The Gadgil Report highlighted the need for ecological conservation in the Western Ghats and faced resistance due to its recommendations for ecologically sensitive zones.
Prof Gadgil's appeal for a better and deeper understanding of his report was lost on Kerala.
Madhav Gadgil remained steadfast in warning that ecological collapse was the inevitable cost of unchecked growth.
Gadgil had warned about the places a few years ago.
The Forest Department map has excluded all human habitations, constructions and agricultural lands from the proposed ESZ.
Dr. V S Vijayan, a member of Gadgil Panel Committee and environmentalist questioned the greed of the citizens in the state who build houses more than 30,000 square feet in area.
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