The report recommends a blanket ban on mining, quarrying, setting up of red category industries and thermal power projects.
CM Siddaramaiah. (Supplied)
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said the state government has decided to reject the Kasturirangan report on the Western Ghats and said the final decision will be taken after discussions with Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre. The committee on the Western Ghats headed by former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan has proposed that 37 percent of the total area of the Western Ghats be declared Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA).