In an open letter to Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, Justice Michael F. Saldanha (Retd.), a dedicated environmentalist, has demanded the government to wake up before Kodagu, the catchment area of River Cauvery, is lost forever. In his letter dated Aug.7, 2018 (prior to Kodagu floods and landslides), the “Green Judge,” who is also a social activist, said he was totally horrified to see the amount of devastation in the Cauvery Basin during his recent journey to Talacauvery. With huge areas today completely denuded due to the felling of crores of trees, Justice Saldanha has put the blame on the Forest Department. He wrote that this has happened in collusion with the Forest Department and the Kerala Timber Mafia. Here are the excerpts of the letter...
Most Respected Chief Minister,
