The chief conservator of forests of Thane circle, R.K. Pole, has withdrawn the forest clearance granted to the Navi Mumbai airport.
The clearance was granted on the grounds that the Navi Mumbai airport would be located more than ten km away from the Karnala bird sanctuary as has been laid out in the environmental clearance rules of the MoEF.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/airport-forest-nod-revoked
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rashme-sehgal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/asian-age-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnala-sa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/compensation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
