As the rescue operation in landslide-hit Wayanad enters its fifth day, many are still feared trapped under the debris. The death count in the natural disaster has reached 308. Amid this, the Central government has released a draft notification proposing to designate 56,825 square kilometres of the Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA). Wayanad landslide: Centre proposes to designate over 56,000 sq km Western Ghats area as eco sensitive area
As the rescue operation in landslide-hit Wayanad enters its fifth day, many are still feared trapped under the debris. The death count in the natural disaster has reached 308. Amid this, the Central government has released a draft notification proposing to designate 56,825 square kilometres of the Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive area (ESA). 
