Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Janajagrithi Samithi Vs Union of India & Others dated 03/03/2017 regarding construction of transmission lines from Udupi to Hassan. According to the appellant, the construction work had started even before forest clearance was obtained under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
Supreme Court directs the Central Empowered Committee to give the Apex Court a report within six weeks of the possible environmental damage that may have been caused by the construction on the basis of the allegations made by the appellant.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-supreme-court-india-regarding-construction-transmission-lines-udupi-hassan-without
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/forest-clearance
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/power-transmission
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/udupi-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hassan-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
