Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2016 · Environment · Question 93

'Gadgil Committee Report' and 'Kasturirangan Committee Report', sometimes seen in the news, are related to

  1. constitutional reforms
  2. Ganga Action Plan
  3. linking of rivers
  4. protection of Western Ghats

Answer

protection of Western Ghats

  • (a) Constitutional reforms: Incorrect. The Gadgil Committee and Kasturirangan Committee were not set up for constitutional changes; they dealt with ecological issues.
  • (b) Ganga Action Plan: Incorrect. These committees were not related to cleaning the Ganga; that is a separate river conservation programme.
  • (c) Linking of rivers: Incorrect. They were not about interlinking river systems.
  • (d) Protection of Western Ghats: Correct. The Gadgil Committee (Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel) and the Kasturirangan Committee examined conservation and regulation in the Western Ghats.

Answer: (d) Protection of Western Ghats.

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