The manifesto wants to bring critical issues afflicting the 1,600 km mountainous stretch along the west coast to the fore.
The first manifesto released in 2009 had positive impact as it led to formation of MPs Forum on Western Ghats.
Pandurang Hegde, who started the south-India version of Chipko (hug the trees) environment movement 'Appiko' said the Gadgil versus Kasturirangan reports have brought Western Ghats on the boiling point of political controversy.
The second Citizens Manifesto on Western Ghats seeks to put the entire issue into perspective, as much for the candidates seeking elections as the electorates of the region.
The demands are as follows: Western Ghats be declared/protected as Water Towers of South India; to stop destruction of natural forests and mining; bottom-up process of conservation by empowering Gram Panchayats; evolving of supportive policies to practice sustainable ecological agriculture and horticulture; banning of Genetically Modified (GM) crops leading to GM Free Western Ghats and promoting sustainable Tourism and alternate energy that helps build local economies.
With Yettinahole and Nethravathi River Diversion Projects causing a commotion in the coastal part of the state, the movement has demanded halting of river diversion and dam building projects in Western Ghats.
There are 32 parliamentary constituencies coming under Western Ghats region from Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The activists of Save Western Ghats will campaign in these constituencies impressing upon major political parties as well as candidates to work towards meeting these demands.
Hegde said the movement members request the candidates to commit towards holistic policies to conserve the Western Ghats through active participation in MPs Forum for Western Ghats in Lok Sabha for reforming the polices that impact the region.
This is the second people's manifesto is being issued on ecologically important mountain range like Western Ghats. This is prepared after consulting 150 non-government and research organisations and 9,000 people from five states.
Hegde hoped to get support from all the major political parties contesting from this region to the manifesto.
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