NGT issues notice to Tirunelveli Collector over threats to Tamirabharani fish species
National Green Tribunal takes suo motu cognisance of The Hindu report
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Tirunelveli Collector and five others over threats faced by the fish species in Tamirabharani River due to pollution and habitat loss. The NGT, taking suo motu cognizance of a report published in The Hindu on September 28, directed that the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board, the Central Pollution Control Board’s Regional Office in Chennai, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), and Agasthyamalai Community Conservation Centre (ACCC) be impleaded as respondents.
The Bench emphasized that the issue raises substantial questions relating to the environment and directed the matter to be listed before the Southern Bench of the Tribunal in Chennai on January 22, 2027.
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