a closer look at the tsr subramanian committee report December 8, 2014 · by m rajshekhar The TSR Subramanian Committee’s report on overhauling environmental governance in India is a puzzling document. It correctly identifies environmental crises facing India and the lacunae in environmental regulations, monitoring and enforcement responsible. And goes on to outline a new architecture for clearing, monitoring and resolving disputes around projects. The report also makes, however, a set of standalone observations. Some of these are valid — like audits by independent experts to vet the forest department’s work. Others don’t seem to hold up. For instance, it says laws should be amended to ensure customs such as Nag Panchami, where cobras are caught and fed milk, are no longer prosecutable. Given these contradictions, what are environmental implications of this report? scroll down and you will see another story on the report. on its proposal for better monitoring. see that too. Share this:Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Related
