Stating that the State government will reject the draft notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change declaring the Western Ghats an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa has appealed to people in the Malnad region not to worry over the issue.

Stating that the State government will reject the draft notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change declaring the Western Ghats an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA), Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa has appealed to people in the Malnad region not to worry over the issue.