Bending the rules — on nod for Neutrino project
7 years ago

Bending the rules — on nod for Neutrino project

The Hindu  

A year after the National Green Tribunal suspended the environmental clearance granted to the India-based Neutrino Observatory, the Expert Appraisal Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has overturned the NGT verdict and granted environmental clearance for the project. The project has become controversial on environmental grounds, given the proposed site’s proximity to the Mathikettan Shola National Park in Kerala’s Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot. However, considering the project’s national importance, the Environment Ministry had taken up the proposal for clearance as a “special case”. The NGT had ruled that it was indeed a category A project and the Tamil Nadu State expert appraisal committee also noted that it could not be appraised under category B 8 as tunnelling and other activities went beyond the scope of the section.

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Following concerns raised over clearance for RFD project, NGT directs authorities to submit response by Feb 21
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Following concerns raised over clearance for RFD project, NGT directs authorities to submit response by Feb 21

Hindustan Times  

Following concerns raised by citizens and activists over environmental clearance issued for the Riverfront Development Project in Pune, the western bench of the National Green Tribunal on January 21 directed multiple government authorities to submit their response by February 21. Earlier this month, Sarang Yadvadkar, an activist working for river conservation, filed an application raising various concerns over environmental clearance …

Wildlife clearance for projects only after green nod, says panel
1 year ago

Wildlife clearance for projects only after green nod, says panel

Hindustan Times  

The standing committee of the national board for wildlife has decided that it will consider proposals for wildlife clearance for projects only after they have received forest approvals, a new protocol that officials said were aimed at avoiding conflicting decisions and to enable higher scrutiny of projects in eco-sensitive zones. The policy shift came after the standing committee recently considered …

Environmental Law Weekly Round-Up [15 July- 21 July, 2023]
1 year, 7 months ago

Environmental Law Weekly Round-Up [15 July- 21 July, 2023]

Live Law  

A weekly round-up of development in environmental law jurisprudence. 1.Bihar Gas Leak Tragedy: NGT Forms Committee To Submit Report Regarding Allegations And Determine Compensation Case Title: In Re: News Item published in Newspaper The Hindu, dated 26.06.2023 titled “One dead, 35 injured after ammonia leak in Bihar dairy” The Eastern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has constituted a three-member …

NGT orders separate EC for Sitamma Sagar Multi Purpose project
1 year, 10 months ago

NGT orders separate EC for Sitamma Sagar Multi Purpose project

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The National Green Tribunal has said that the state government cannot start work on the Sitammasagar multipurpose project without obtaining a separate environmental clearance for it. The NGT observed that a separate environmental impact assessment study was conducted for the Sitammasagar project and the Union environment, forest and climate change ministry had issued terms of reference. This showed that …

Uppur Thermal Power Plant: NGT Directs Environmental Clearance To Be Kept In Abeyance Till Fresh Appraisal Is Conducted
4 years ago

Uppur Thermal Power Plant: NGT Directs Environmental Clearance To Be Kept In Abeyance Till Fresh Appraisal Is Conducted

Live Law  

The National Green Tribunal has directed the that the Environmental Clearance granted to Uppur Thermal power plant is liable to be kept in abeyance till fresh appraisal is conducted by the government. The Tribunal has directed suspension of work till a revised Environmental Clearance is received A Bench of the Tribunal headed by Justice K. Ramakrishnan has directed the Ministry …

No Wildlife Clearance Required For Projects Which Don't Need Environmental Approval: Env Ministry
4 years, 7 months ago

No Wildlife Clearance Required For Projects Which Don't Need Environmental Approval: Env Ministry

News 18  

No wildlife clearance is required for projects which do not need environmental clearance, the environment ministry has clarified in its letter to states and union territories. The ministry said that prior wildlife clearance will be required by projects located within 10 km of national park/wildlife sanctuary where eco-sensitive zone has not been notified and which need environmental clearance. In its …

Say no to environmental clearance for projects now: Wildlife activists
4 years, 10 months ago

Say no to environmental clearance for projects now: Wildlife activists

The Hindu  

On May 13, eminent wildlife enthusiasts and activists sent a letter to Prakash Javadekar, the Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change requesting him to “withhold forest and environmental clearances during the COVID-19 pandemic”. The letter quotes a press report which said that “Expert Appraisal Committee meetings that usually last an entire day were scheduled for two hours, giving members …

Draw up action plan for revamping existing mechanisms: NGT to MoEF
5 years, 7 months ago

Draw up action plan for revamping existing mechanisms: NGT to MoEF

The Hindu  

Following a plea that questioned the effectiveness of current monitoring mechanisms for compliance of environmental clearances granted to various projects, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Union Environment Ministry to draw up an action plan for “revamping the existing mechanisms”. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said, “.with regard to category “A” projects, the data …

NDA government green-lighted 65% infra projects; activists sound red alert
6 years, 1 month ago

NDA government green-lighted 65% infra projects; activists sound red alert

Hindustan Times  

The current NDA government’s wildlife clearance rate was 65%, compared to 45.5% of the previous UPA-II government, according to data from the ‘State of Environment 2019’ report released recently by a research and advocacy group, Centre for Science and Environment. “From allowing coal mining projects in eco-sensitive areas to recommending numerous linear infrastructure projects across wildlife habitats in northeast India …

Neutrino project: no clearance from villagers
6 years, 11 months ago

Neutrino project: no clearance from villagers

The Hindu  

As dusk falls in Chinna Pottipuram village and people return home after grazing cattle, elderly women in the village assemble at the oor manthai and begin prayers invoking Ambarappar, the eponymous deity of the Ambarappar Hill in Theni district, where the India-based Neutrino Observatory is proposed to be set up. “The Tamil Nadu State Environmental Impact Assessment Agency cites clear …

Neutrino project gets environmental nod
7 years ago

Neutrino project gets environmental nod

The Hindu  

The India-based Neutrino Observatory project has got a fresh lease of life with the Ministry of Environment and Forests taking it up as a special case and granting it environmental clearance to set up the lab in Bodi West hills. When the project was considered by the Tamil Nadu State Expert Appraisal Committee in November 2017, it said that the …

NGT’s Swatanter Kumar invokes Paris climate deal to quash green exemption to construction sector
7 years, 3 months ago

NGT’s Swatanter Kumar invokes Paris climate deal to quash green exemption to construction sector

Hindustan Times  

The National Green Tribunal has quashed the environment ministry’s decision to exempt the construction sector from environmental approval and said it violated India’s emission control obligations under the Paris climate deal. The National Green Tribunal has quashed the environment ministry’s decision to exempt the construction sector from environmental approval. In apparently his last order before retirement tribunal’s chairperson, Swatanter Kumar …

National Green Tribunal rap when bodies fail on their duties
7 years, 8 months ago

National Green Tribunal rap when bodies fail on their duties

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Government officials and private companies often see red when the National Green Tribunal steps in to stop work on an ongoing project. Constant vigilance by citizens is required to ensure that illegal projects do not begin to take shape even before the NGT can step in,” said environmentalist Purushotham Reddy. A body like NGT has to step in because …

SC Notice To Centre, Tamil Nadu On An Appeal Against NGT Order On Kudankulam Nuclear Project [Read Appeal Memorandum]
7 years, 10 months ago

SC Notice To Centre, Tamil Nadu On An Appeal Against NGT Order On Kudankulam Nuclear Project [Read Appeal Memorandum]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice to Centre and Tamil Nadu government on an appeal filed by an environmental activist against the National Green Tribunal’s order dismissing his plea which has challenged the clearance given to four units under the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project.Issuing notice to Environment ministry, and Tamil Nadu State Coastal Zone Management Authority and M/s. The Supreme …

Green nod for Neutrino project suspended
8 years ago

Green nod for Neutrino project suspended

The Hindu  

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Monday suspended the Environmental Clearance granted to the India-based Neutrino Observatory that was to come up in Theni and asked the project proponent to make a fresh application. During the arguments, the Tribunal was informed that the Madhikettan Shola National Park in Idukki district of Kerala was just about 4.9 km …

Theni neutrino project clearance shot down
8 years ago

Theni neutrino project clearance shot down

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The National Green Tribunal on Monday scrapped the Environmental Clearance for the India- based Neutrino Observatory Project in Theni district, thwarting the efforts of scientific community to set up the high end tunnel laboratory. Setting aside the EC obtained from the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal ordered the INO …

NGT to Hear PIL Challenging Environmental Clearance to Amravati
9 years ago

NGT to Hear PIL Challenging Environmental Clearance to Amravati

The Quint  

N Chandrababu Naidu’s dream project of developing Amravati as the new capital of Andhra Pradesh may face a new challenge. According to Zee News, the National Green Tribunal on Friday has decided to hear a PIL challenging environmental clearance given to Amravati. The petition seeks the cancellation of environmental clearance given by Andhra Pradesh State Environmental Impact Assembly Authority. Sharma, …

The myth of conditional clearances
14 years, 7 months ago

The myth of conditional clearances

The Hindu  

On September 17, 2009, the Ministry of Environment and Forests opened for public comments a discussion paper on the proposed National Environment Protection Authority. One justification behind the requirement of the NEPA is MoEF's own admission that it does not have the capacity to adequately assess project clearance and monitor the conditions laid out in the process. To strengthen their …

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