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Uttarakhand HC Halts HRDA’s Plotting on Agricultural Land

DEHRADUN: On Wednesday, the Uttarakhand High Court instructed the Haridwar-Roorkee Development Authority (HRDA) to revoke its permission for plotting and group housing on agricultural and orchard land within a week. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manoj Kumar Gupta and Justice Subhash Upadhyay was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that the development authority was flouting previous High Court and Supreme Court rulings. They warned that non-compliance could lead to contempt proceedings. The PIL, filed in 2023 by Haridwar resident Atul Kumar Chauhan, referenced a High Court order from June 19, 2018, which prohibited such developments on agricultural and…

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NGT Seeks Input on Violations in Haridwar Housing Project

DEHRADUN: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has requested the Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board and the Haridwar-Roorkee Development Authority to respond to accusations of illegal construction and environmental breaches at the Mantra Happy Homes Group housing project in Haridwar. The hearing is scheduled for April 7. This order was issued on January 12 in response to a petition by resident Sanjeev Kumar, who argued that the housing project was initially approved for 170 flats and 68 plots, with a designated green park area of 2,202.7 square meters. He claimed that the project was altered, increasing the flats to 272 without a…