Resolution on Kasturirangan report alone will not help, says MLA for Karkala Sunil Kumar

BJP member V. Sunil Kumar on Tuesday urged the State government to seek six to 12 months to conduct a physical survey of villages covered under the Kasturirangan report in the Western Ghats, saying a unanimous resolution by the State legislature alone will not ensure justice to the people of the region.

Participating in the special discussion in the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Sunil Kumar, who represents Karkala, said the National Green Tribunal (NGT) could disregard the resolution and proceed with orders on implementing the report’s recommendations. An all-party delegation to the Centre, he added, might also not yield the desired outcome.

He suggested that the government conduct a detailed physical survey of every affected village to identify and map agricultural, forest and other areas, he said. The Kasturirangan committee conducted a satellite survey and prepared the report.