NEW DELHI: The Delhi top court on Friday declined to put on hold the felling of timber sanctioned by means of the Centre in connection with the redevelopment of six south Delhi colonies by means of the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD).
While refusing to go any intervening time order, a vacation bench of Justices A K Chawla and Navin Chawla issued notice to the ministries of Housing and Environment as well as the NBCC, CPWD and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and sought their stand on a plea difficult the environment clearance given to the housing tasks.
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The bench mentioned it used to be now not susceptible to grant an ex-parte order nowadays and wanted to hear the NBCC before issuing any course.
It additionally told the petitioner, an orthopaedic surgeon, that the undertaking used to be occurring for a number of months while the environment clearances were given in 2017-18.
The PIL has sought surroundings aside of the phrases of reference (ToR) and the environment clearances (EC) granted to the undertaking by means of the Environment Ministry, saying it could lead to felling of over 16,500 timber.
The six south Delhi colonies where the timber can be felled are Sarojini Nagar, Naoroji Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Thyagaraja Nagar, Mohammadpur and Kasturba Nagar, the petition by means of Dr Kaushal Kant Mishra mentioned.
According to the petition, the separate ECs for each space have been granted between November final yr and June this yr.
The petition has claimed that planting of saplings in every other location as compensatory afforestation would now not cut back the weight which might be put at the atmosphere due to the large-scale felling of timber.
It claimed that the saplings can be a "poor substitute" for the totally grown timber that will be felled for the housing tasks.
While refusing to go any intervening time order, a vacation bench of Justices A K Chawla and Navin Chawla issued notice to the ministries of Housing and Environment as well as the NBCC, CPWD and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and sought their stand on a plea difficult the environment clearance given to the housing tasks.
READ ALSO: 16,500 timber to be felled to build homes for government officers
The bench mentioned it used to be now not susceptible to grant an ex-parte order nowadays and wanted to hear the NBCC before issuing any course.
It additionally told the petitioner, an orthopaedic surgeon, that the undertaking used to be occurring for a number of months while the environment clearances were given in 2017-18.
The PIL has sought surroundings aside of the phrases of reference (ToR) and the environment clearances (EC) granted to the undertaking by means of the Environment Ministry, saying it could lead to felling of over 16,500 timber.
The six south Delhi colonies where the timber can be felled are Sarojini Nagar, Naoroji Nagar, Netaji Nagar, Thyagaraja Nagar, Mohammadpur and Kasturba Nagar, the petition by means of Dr Kaushal Kant Mishra mentioned.
According to the petition, the separate ECs for each space have been granted between November final yr and June this yr.
The petition has claimed that planting of saplings in every other location as compensatory afforestation would now not cut back the weight which might be put at the atmosphere due to the large-scale felling of timber.
It claimed that the saplings can be a "poor substitute" for the totally grown timber that will be felled for the housing tasks.
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