<p>The government has purposefully withheld information pertaining to the pros and cons of the Unesco world heritage tag for the Western Ghats, alleged JD(S) MLC M C Nanaiah in Legislative Council. <br /><br /></p>.<p>This has unnecessarily created panic among the people of the Ghats, he added.<br /><br />He wanted to know why the government was opposed to the tag and why the Forest department hadn’t disclosed the information.<br /><br /> The government should make public the Madhav Gadgil report on the Ghats, said Nanaiah. <br /><br />Forest Minister Yogeeshwara, in his reply, said the government was opposed to the heritage tag. <br /><br />He said the department was holding consultations with the people of the Ghats. A conclusive decision would be taken after all the stakeholders arrive at a consensus, he added. <br /></p>
<p>The government has purposefully withheld information pertaining to the pros and cons of the Unesco world heritage tag for the Western Ghats, alleged JD(S) MLC M C Nanaiah in Legislative Council. <br /><br /></p>.<p>This has unnecessarily created panic among the people of the Ghats, he added.<br /><br />He wanted to know why the government was opposed to the tag and why the Forest department hadn’t disclosed the information.<br /><br /> The government should make public the Madhav Gadgil report on the Ghats, said Nanaiah. <br /><br />Forest Minister Yogeeshwara, in his reply, said the government was opposed to the heritage tag. <br /><br />He said the department was holding consultations with the people of the Ghats. A conclusive decision would be taken after all the stakeholders arrive at a consensus, he added. <br /></p>
