Mining In Western Ghats May Be Curbed

'We are certainly considering that (capping mining) and we will make some recommendations,' said environmentalist Madhav Gadgil, who heads the Western Ghat Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP).

Gadgil was participating in an environment workshop here.

He said the phenomenon of mining had resulted in tremendous degradation of natural resources in ecologically sensitive region, from Maharashtra to northern Kerala.

He said the panel's report would be submitted to the ministry for environment and forests by Aug 31.

Mining has been a hazard in Goa and an emerging cause for concern for southern Maharashtra, which is opening up to iron, manganese and bauxite mining. Read the full report here.

Source: by Indo Asian News Service, Yahoo News, Panaji.