Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave has said Centre will undertake widest possible consultations with states to preserve the Western Ghats. The Minister also indicated the draft on declaring the eco-sensitive zone in the region will be finalised within six months.<br/><br/>After chairing a meeting with MPs from Western Ghats region while calling for maintaining a balance between ecology and development, the Minister said the door is open for all noble ideas. <br/><br/>He said different states have problems of different nature and have to be addressed as such adding that villagers and tribal people living in the region must have access to infrastructure, roads, power and drinking water.<br/><br/>The Ministry had published a Draft notification for declaring Ecologically Sensitive Area of Western Ghats, on September 4, 2015, with the objective to conserve and protect the unique biodiversity of Western Ghats.