Environmental scientist Madhav Gadgil has said that the difference between the haves and have-nots is increasing in the use of worldly assets. The reason is that the assets are being possessed by a very small group of people.
He was speaking at meeting here on Tuesday.
Development did not mean the development of worldly assets alone. He said that apart from worldly resources, natural resources, human resources and social resources too should develop in a balancing manner.
Quarrying, he said, was destroying the resources of the planet. “What we need is a comprehensive development scheme where all resources, including the Western Ghats, are preserved,” he said.
The Gadgil Committee Report was one for comprehensive development, he said. The report, he said, had asked the people to take a decision on development by involving all sections.
Mr. Gadgil said that implementation of the report in totality was the best way to bring about participatory development in the country.
He was speaking after presenting an award to Information Rights activist Anil Chendrath here on Tuesday. The award was instituted by the District Environmental Collective.
