The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has not too long ago ordered instant demolition of two high-rise luxurious initiatives in Bengaluru attributable to violation of setting clearance norms in and round Kaikondrahalli lake within the metropolis.
The inexperienced panel revoked the environmental clearance granted in 2018 to initiatives by Godrej Properties Ltd and Wonder Projects Development Pvt Ltd. The NGT panel additionally imposed a superb of Rs 31 crore on the venture proponent and stated that the quantity can be used for building, rejuvenation and reforestation of the Kaikondrahalli lake and its surrounding space.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel imposed a superb of Rs 10 lakh on the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) for permitting building and alteration of storm water drains passing by means of the venture website illegally. The order got here on a petition filed by Bengaluru resident HP Rajanna in opposition to the Godrej Reflections venture being in-built Kasavanahalli village.
The tribunal stated that the superb can be utilized by the stated authority by making ready a restoration plan with the assistance of BBMP, state and central air pollution management boards. The tribunal stated the restoration plan can be executed by the State Wetlands Authority and the BBMP, which could possibly be seemed into by the Pollution Control Board.
A Godrej Properties spokesperson stated, “We comply with all relevant regulations and are confident of our compliance in this project. We are in the process of challenging the order.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
