PANAJI: To revise the list of villages in the Eco-Sensitive Areas (ESA) of the Western Ghats, the Goa government has set up a committee to study which areas should be excluded from the ESA. Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira informed the media that the committee, chaired by IFS officer and former Chief Conservator of Forest, Dr Pandey, will conduct a detailed study of the draft notification from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change regarding the ESA in the Western Ghats.
Sequeira explained that the State will decide how many villages to include or exclude based on the study’s findings and will then submit its position to the Centre.
