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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance for establishing MSW plant, Manaki village, Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, 08/02/2017

  • 08/02/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Narayana Manjunatha Hegde & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/02/2017 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) granted by the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Karnataka dated 17/02/2011 for establishing Municipal Solid Waste Plant (MSW Plant) in Manaki Village, Kumta Taluk, Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka.

Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Karnataka in his letter dated 14/12/2005 has submitted a proposal to obtain approval Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for diversion of 2.00 ha of forest land in Survey No.108A of Manaki Village for the purpose of establishing MSW plant at Kumta Town in favour of Town Municipal Council, Kumta.

National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in its Order declared the notification of the Government of Karnataka dated 06/04/2009 in granting approval for the establishment of MSW plant at Kumta Town as null and void.

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