Press Release, April 7, 2009
Manifesto on Western Ghats
A first-ever citizen’s manifesto on Western Ghats has been released by the Save Western Ghat Campaign to bring the critical issues afflicting this 1,600 km mountainous stretch along the west coast, that is "gateway to monsoons and hotspot of biodiversity" to light:
Political commitment to protect the natural forests is critical to the water security of south India, especially the flows in rivers like Cavery, Tungabhadra and Krishna. (...)