NGT Directs Plantation Of 7,000 Saplings Within 15 Days After 700 Trees Felled For Natu Barkheda Stadium Construction
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone Bench, Bhopal, on Tuesday directed the Forest Department and Social Forestry authorities to undertake compensatory plantation of 7,000 trees by Sept 30, following the cutting of more than 700 trees during construction of the international stadium and road development in the Nathu Barkheda-Neelbad area. The tribunal directed…
On Tuesday, the National Green Tribunal's Central Zone Bench in Bhopal ordered the Forest Department and Social Forestry authorities to plant 7,000 trees by September 30, following the felling of over 700 trees during the construction of the Nathu Barkheda-Neelbad international stadium and road development. The tribunal, comprising Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and expert member Sudhir Kumar Chaturvedi, asked the authorities to file an action-taken report with photographs before the next hearing.
Although funds had been deposited with the Revenue Department for plantation, the required plantation had not been completed. Counsel for the state, Prashant M Harne, stated that planting efforts were underway during the ongoing rainy season, but delayed due to a lack of budgetary provisions. After funds were allocated, preparations for the current rainy season's plantation had been finalized.
The applicant's counsel also raised other issues related to the merits of the case, which will be addressed after respondents submit their replies and at the final disposal, as the matter is scheduled for a hearing on October 16.
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