Responding to a PIL filed by the Shramik Mukti Sanghatna, the Bombay high court on Thursday asked the state if clearances from the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) are required to build a dam on Kalu river in Thane.
The Shramik Mukti Sanghatna has alleged that the dam is being built without requisite permissions from the forest department.
The petitioners
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/environment-ministry-nod-needed-project-kalu-river
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-news-analysis-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kalu
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-interest-litigation-pil
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thane-d