February 1 declared ‘Save Western Ghats Day’
The mountain chain has many unique habitats which are home to a variety of endemic species of flora and fauna. The UNESCO has included certain identified parts of Western Ghats in the “UNESCO World Natural Heritage List” because Western Ghats is a cradle for biological evolution.
‘Save Western Ghats Movement’ (SWGM) has decided to celebrate February 1 as ‘Save Western Ghats Day’ every year for conserving the mountain chain for the survival present and next generation.
At the end of third National conference conducted at Sri Krishna Colleges of Engineering and Arts and Science campus in Coimbatore, the core committee members from six states along with eminent environment scientists and researchers released the declaration of the 9th National Conference of Save the Western Ghats Movement on Sunday.
The declaration concerns humanity’s anxieties about the fate of the Western Ghats mountain’s ecosystem. The federal and state governments should under the Environment Protection Act- 1986, halt the steady degradation of the mountain chain that has taken place over the past decades, before it became irreversible, they urged.
(deccanchronicle.com)
