Re-examine environmental clearance for poultry market in Ghazipur: NGT to Ministry

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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has requested the Union Environment Ministry to re-examine the Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board to develop a ‘Modern Poultry and Egg Market’ in Ghazipur.

The tribunal’s Principal Bench issued the directive on Wednesday whereas listening to the petition of animal rights activist Gauri Moulekhi.

The foremost objection within the petition was that slaughter of animals and processing of meat can’t be performed on the identical place the place it’s marketed.

“It has been reported that the challenge has solely been thought-about as a ‘development challenge’, though the disputed Election Commission itself has talked about that the slaughter might be performed … The last request is that there isn’t a environmental impression evaluation of the slaughter exercise No, as a result of the evaluation is just development exercise. The suitability of the location adjoining the Ghazipur dump web site, and the impression on sanitation and public well being, have additionally not been assessed, ”the order learn.

The petition additionally mentions that slaughter and sale of meat at one place is a violation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Municipal Corporation Act, 1957.

It additionally talked about that following a Supreme Court directive, a sub-committee set as much as monitor slaughter of animals in its report in 2019 and 2020 acknowledged that the exercise ought to solely be carried out in licensed slaughterhouses and never markets. on campus.

In its feedback, the NGT Bench directed, “From the impugned order and proceedings before the EAC (Expert Appraisal Committee), the above issues have not been addressed … The EC’s grant needs to be reconsidered. We accordingly Orders. In the light of the above, the invoked Election Commission cannot be given effect unless re-considered. “

It added, “We didn’t take into account it essential to challenge the discover as we aren’t deciding on this challenge and the EAC is required to adjust to the binding regulation on this level. However, the defendants are given freedom to maneuver this tribunal if they’re aggrieved by this order.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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