Bombay HC upholds order allowing JNPA to go ahead with Vadhavan port
Hindustan TimesMUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday upheld the July 2023 order passed by the Dahanu Taluka Environment Protection Authority allowing Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority to develop a greenfield port at Vadhavan in Palghar district stating that the DTEPA has taken ‘all relevant aspects into consideration’. Vadhavan in Dahanu has been selected for the Greenfield Port because of its unique natural features A division bench of justice AS Chandurkar and justice Jitendra Jain was hearing petitions filed by Conservation Action Trust through its executive trustee Debi Goenka, and National Fishworker’s Forum, challenging the DTEPA order. “The offshore area was found to fall beyond the area of Dahanu Taluka and within the domain of the Central Government.” The court also rejected the contention of the petitioners that the DTPEA did not consider the change in terms of reference by which the proposed reclamation increased from 86.88 mcum to 200 mcum, as the location of the Port changed from on-shore to off-shore, requiring more reclamation. According to JNPA, Vadhavan in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district has been selected for the Greenfield Port because of its unique natural features for construction of a modern all-weather port where large vessels could berth round the year to carry international seaborne trade -- 18 meters naturally available draft and 20 meters navigational channel -- that would drastically minimize capital and maintenance dredging.
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