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Habitat And Urbanisation

Order of the National Green Tribunal obtaining Environmental Clearance (EC) for the widening of National Highway-200, Deogarh, Odisha, 21/03/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Biren Kr. Pradhan & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 21/03/2017 regarding obtaining Environmental Clearance (EC) for the widening of National Highway-200 as the work would also involve extraction of minor minerals including soil, land and gravels. NGT impleads SEIAA, Odisha and DEIAA, Deogarh district as according to the court these are the competent authorities to decide on the question as to whether the project would require EC or not.

Judgement Date: 
21/03/2017
Tags:
Highways, Deoghar (D), Orissa (Odisha), Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)
Forests

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding expansion of National Highway 49 (Bhojpur to Chhatabar) without obtaining forest clearance, 11/01/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Biren Kr. Pradhan & Others Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 11/01/2017 regarding expansion of National Highway No. 49 from Bhojpur to Chhatabar Section covering a stretch of 200 Kms without obtaining forest clearance under the Forest (Conservation) act, 1980 even though 19.58 Ha of forest land are involved. NGT directs National Highway Division, Deogarh

and M/s Sridurga Condev to withhold further work on the project if forest clearance has not been obtained under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
Judgement Date: 
11/01/2017
Tags:
Highways, Forest Clearance, Orissa (Odisha), Bihar, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Forest Act 1980