Mumbai: NGT Directs MMRDA To Obtain Prior Environmental Clearance For Entire 122.10-Hectare Wadala Notified Area
Mumbai, September 5, 2026: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone Bench, has ordered prior Environmental Clearance (EC) for the entire 122.10-hectare Wadala Notified Area, holding that the large-scale redevelopment of the site falls within the ambit of the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006. In a judgment pronounced on September 3, the tribunal, presided over by…
On September 5, 2026, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Mumbai ordered the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) to obtain prior environmental clearance for the entire 122.10-hectare Wadala Notified Area. The order was delivered on September 3 by the tribunal, which stated that the redevelopment project exceeding 50 hectares must comply with the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006.
The project initially proposed a truck terminal, ISBT, and related infrastructure but was later changed to a commercial center modeled after the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC). The NGT concluded that the changes triggered the requirement for prior environmental clearance.
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