ESA row heats up in Pathanamthitta as Keralam government’s proposal offers partial relief
State govt.’s move to seek exclusion of inhabited areas and farmland from Ecologically Sensitive Area regime has failed to soothe tempers in the district amid concerns that the revised proposal offers no complete exclusion for any of the seven villages covered by the Centre’s draft notification
· 9/27/2026, 1:49:31 PM· 2 min read
State govt.’s move to seek exclusion of inhabited areas and farmland from Ecologically Sensitive Area regime has failed to soothe tempers in the district amid concerns that the revised proposal offers no complete exclusion for any of the seven villages covered by the Centre’s draft notification
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