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Industry

Chennai: 22 sea-facing buildings on ECR face demolition after CRZ violations flagged

CHENNAI: As many as 22 beach-facing residential buildings in Muttukadu on East Coast Road (ECR) face the threat of demolition, with the Chengalpattu district administration identifying them as violators of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules. The identified buildings—some completed, others still under construction—are located within the No Development Zone (NDZ) of CRZ III, where permanent structures are banned within 200 metres of the High Tide Line. At least six of these were found to be under construction even during the inspection, indicating ongoing activity despite regulatory restrictions. Others are upscale, completed buildings, with some even having two floors, built along…

Infrastructure

Chennai: 304 survey numbers found in Pallikaranai Marsh Ramsar site

CHENNAI: There are at least 304 survey numbers, several of them with substantial buildings, within Chennai’s Pallikaranai Marsh Ramsar site, the state wetland authority informed National Green Tribunal (NGT) in a report last week. The report, prepared with satellite data and e-governance records, was submitted during a hearing in a suo motu case initiated in July 2023. The case pertains to allegations that a private builder was laying a road by dumping soil and construction debris into Perumbakkam marshland using heavy machinery. During the recent hearing, NGT sought clarity on whether the disputed road lies within the Ramsar site’s zone…

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Environmental clearance now required for large township and construction projects in Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH: All townships and area development projects covering an area of more than 50 hectares or a built-up area of more than 1,50,000 square metres will now require environmental clearance. Similarly, building and construction projects with more than 20,000 square metres and more than 1,50,000 square metres of built-up area will also need clearance. This is as per the latest notification issued by the UT department of environment. The notification is in pursuance of the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The NGT, in its orders dated Aug 5, 2024, directed the MoEFCC to strictly enforce the notification dated…

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NGT ban on sand mining in Jharkhand may affect availability

Representative Image RANCHI: Sand mining from riverbeds stopped in Jharkhand on Tuesday in accordance with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order that prohibits sand mining during monsoon to protect aquatic life in the rivers. The move is likely to create a shortage of sand in the coming months. An official in the mining and geology department said a letter related to the ban on sand mining from June 10 to October 15 was sent on Monday to all deputy commissioners, who in return have notified it locally. Every district would plan ways to enforce the curbs. The official said the…

Regulatory

NGT asks environment ministry to frame guidelines for plywood industry

NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has asked the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to frame guidelines for plywood industries in the country. The green body was hearing a matter regarding several plywood units causing pollution in a village in Yamuna Nagar district of Haryana. In its order dated May 27, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said there was an “urgent need for framing of guidelines” regarding the plywood industries as guidelines had been framed by environment ministry or Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) regarding other industries, such as, sand mining, stone crushers,…