'Western Ghats report prepared after consulting people'- ToI

'Western Ghats report prepared after consulting people' TNN | Jan 18, 2013, 02.01 AM IST PANAJI: Ecological expert MadhavGadgil has rubbished allegations that the Western Ghats panel did not consult the people before preparing its report. Gadgil, who was chairman of the Western Ghats Ecology Experts Panel told mediapersons on Thursday that the panel "had done a very extensive process of consultation with the people and got very good inputs as to what people of the region wanted". He further said that it is the government that was not consulting people and was taking centralized decisions on the issue. Gadgil said, "The government is rejecting a distorted version of the report...and the report is being projected as imposing restrictions on the people which isn't the case." Gadgil said there was a misconception that the report makes suggestions on mining. He further said people must participate in the decision-making process and decisions should be taken only after detailed feedback from the people. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Western-Ghats-report-prepared-after-consulting-people/articleshow/18067520.cms Gadgil lashes out at govt over distortion of report January 18, 2013 http://www.heraldgoa.in/News/Local%20News/Gadgil-lashes-out-at-govt-over-distortion-of-report/69570.html