The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has shocked the AP government as it acknowledged that three lift irrigation projects i.e, Pattiseema, Purushothampatnam and Chintalapudi have no environmental clearances.
However, the NGT agreed with the Union Jal Shakti ministry that these lift irrigation projects are not part of Polavaram project. As Polavaram is a national project, NGT asked the union ministry for its clarification.
NGT further ordered the state government to take environmental clearances first and then go ahead with their constructions. Pattiseema and Chintalapudi are already in construction stages while Purushothampatnam is yet to be started.
The NGT then appointed a committee to estimate the penalty for the construction of these projects without permissions and the committee will have central environmental ministry officials, State Pollution Control Board officials and Collectors of Godavari districts.
The committee needs to submit their report within the next six months.
This post was last modified on 9 September 2020 9:51 pm
A major shift has begun in the TDP as Nara Lokesh steps into the role…
Apollo Hospitals has launched its fifth hospital in Hyderabad, further strengthening its healthcare footprint in…
Yash has officially postponed Toxic from its June 4 release, aiming for a globally aligned…
Former YSRCP media chief and ex PRO to Jagan, Pudi Srihari, has been arrested over…
Nagarjuna surprised everyone by confirming Lenin will release on June 26, 2026, dismissing postponement rumors.…
There is an alarming rise of deaths due to cardiac issues among working professionals because…