Wednesday, December 23, 2015

NGT saves Porur lake from being encroached

Chennai:
The southern bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that no construction should be made on the Porur lake and the bund built to demarcate the lake be broken.

The tribunal said that in view of recent High Court ruling directing removal of encroachment on water bodies, the PWD is directed to remove the bund. 

The bund was being built by PWD to demarcate the 17 acres of Porur Lake watershed area whose ownership was claimed by a private college.

The National Green Tribunal also directed that no water should be drawn from the lake for private use. “The private college cannot make any construction on the land which they claim to be theirs, said the tribunal.

In a separate judgement pertaining to Cooum restoration, the NGT has directed Madras Fertilizers to stop any commercial production till they comply with Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board norms. 

TNPCB had filed a status report indicating that Madras Fertilizers had still not taken adequate measures to prevent discharge of effluents and a showcause notice was issued to MFL. The tribunal adjourned the hearing to January 27.

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