The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday took the State government to task on its apathy in protecting the forest area in sensitive zones and ordered a stay on the construction of two mini hydel projects.
During the hearing of a petition filed by Prashanth Yavagal and Western Ghats Environment Forum, challenging the permission accorded to set up mini hydel projects in the Western ghats, the Division Bench headed by Justice D V Shylendra Kumar observed that the government was the number one enemy when it came to protection of forests.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/government-number-one-enemy-forests-says-high-court
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydroelectricity
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-conservation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-act
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/power-industry
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-interest-litigation-pil
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
