PRESS STATEMENT
AGNIVESH FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GADGIL REPORT
New Delhi, 2nd June
President of World Council of Arya Samaj Swami Agnivesh and Convenor of Sarva Dharma Sansad Manu Singh, met Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Information & Broadcasting, MOS (IC) for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and MOS for Parliamentary Affairs, GOI in the afternoon, today (2nd June, 2014) regarding concerns related to the environment. He asserted that the policies regarding the Western Ghats should be made as per the Gadgil Commission Report also known as the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel. Mr. Javadekar himself was very appreciative of the Gadgil Report on the Western Ghats. He said he would soon call on Mr Gadgil as they hail from the same town, Pune. He further reiterated that he would take into account the suggestions and concerns of all stake holders including members of the civil society and social activists, before arriving at any decision.
Swami Agnivesh also proposed that the meat industry is the greatest contributor to the green house gases. This industry has been critically affecting the forests as well as the eco- system. He thus, proposed to Mr. Javadekar to take initiatives for the creation and promotion of an environment which encourages the inculcation of vegetarianism. Mr. Javadekar showed his willingness to take this issue up as well and do the needful. All in all, the meeting seems to throw a positive ray of hope towards a paradigm shift in development- an issue close to the mission of Swami Agnivesh towards saving the Planet.
-Shilpi Singh
Swami Agnivesh’s Office.
AGNIVESH FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GADGIL REPORT
New Delhi, 2nd June
President of World Council of Arya Samaj Swami Agnivesh and Convenor of Sarva Dharma Sansad Manu Singh, met Mr. Prakash Javadekar, Information & Broadcasting, MOS (IC) for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and MOS for Parliamentary Affairs, GOI in the afternoon, today (2nd June, 2014) regarding concerns related to the environment. He asserted that the policies regarding the Western Ghats should be made as per the Gadgil Commission Report also known as the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel. Mr. Javadekar himself was very appreciative of the Gadgil Report on the Western Ghats. He said he would soon call on Mr Gadgil as they hail from the same town, Pune. He further reiterated that he would take into account the suggestions and concerns of all stake holders including members of the civil society and social activists, before arriving at any decision.
Swami Agnivesh also proposed that the meat industry is the greatest contributor to the green house gases. This industry has been critically affecting the forests as well as the eco- system. He thus, proposed to Mr. Javadekar to take initiatives for the creation and promotion of an environment which encourages the inculcation of vegetarianism. Mr. Javadekar showed his willingness to take this issue up as well and do the needful. All in all, the meeting seems to throw a positive ray of hope towards a paradigm shift in development- an issue close to the mission of Swami Agnivesh towards saving the Planet.
-Shilpi Singh
Swami Agnivesh’s Office.
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