‘Save Western Ghats Convention’ to be held in Hubballi in May

Demanding a full stop to all projects that endanger the rich biodiversity of the Western Ghats and the creation of a sustainable development plan to conserve the rivers and valleys of the ghats, a ‘Save Western Ghats Convention’ will be held in Hubballi in the last week of May.

Addressing the press here on Friday (April 17), environmental activists and office-bearers of various environmental organisations, including Ananth Hegde Ashisara, B.M. Kumaraswamy, Basavaraj Patil, and Giridhar Kulkarni, strongly opposed the attempts made by the State and Union governments to clear and implement projects in the Western Ghats despite knowing the adverse impact they would cause to the biodiversity hotspot.