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Outline the Government of India’s strategies of conservation of the Western Ghats.

  • UPSC 2015
  • Resources

A 1,600 km escarpment intercepting the south-west monsoon, sustaining the headwaters of the Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Periyar and Netravati — a water tower serving roughly 245 million people.

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  • Why the Ghats need a distinct strategy
  • Strategy 1 — Protected-area and species architecture
  • Strategy 2 — International designation
  • Strategy 3 — The Ecologically Sensitive Area route, and its failure
  • The Gadgil approach
  • The Kasturirangan revision
  • …and 3 more sections, with a conclusion

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