'Development is biggest lobby': Jairam Ramesh calls Kerala floods man-made
India Today
Former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh called the Kerala floods man-made, saying development is the biggest lobby today and has big money, while there is no money in eco-protection.
Speaking to India Today TV Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, former Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh called the Kerala floods man-made, saying development is the biggest lobby today and has big money, while there is no money in eco-protection. Excerpts: "There is no lobby for eco-protection, eco-restoration. But there is a lobby for what we think is development; Western Ghats is a highly sensitive, fragile area": Former Environment Minister @Jairam_RameshWatch #NewsToday LIVE #India #WesternGhats #KeralaRains #KeralaFloods pic.twitter.com/MtLagLOHvq "Madhav Gadgil panel recommended three levels of ecological protection. It is wrong to say that the panel put a stop on development": Former Environment Minister @Jairam_RameshWatch #NewsToday LIVE now #India #WesternGhats #Kerala #KeralaRains #KeralaFloods pic.twitter.com/88kpxCyMPf How do you achieve crucial balance between ecological protection & development? "There is no formula. You search for the balance, you make intelligent, tough choices": Ex Environment Minister @Jairam_RameshWatch #NewsToday LIVE#India #WesternGhats #KeralaFloods #ClimateChange pic.twitter.com/k98psvB52Z
