Ecologist Gadgil on Wayanad Disaster
Professor Madhav Gadgil, an ecologist, discusses the dangers of illegal quarrying in the Western Ghats and attributes the intense rainfall in Wayanad to increased aerosol load. Gadgil's 2011 report called for 75% of the Western Ghats to be declared ecologically sensitive. He highlights the plight of tea estate labourers living in poor conditions in ravines, noting that they …