Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding degradation of environment at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh, 21/07/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 21/07/2017 regarding degradation of environment and receding of the glaciers at Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh. National Green Tribunal directed the Himachal Pradesh government to file an affidavit stating the number of taxis operating in Kulu and Manali under the different associations as well as a status report on the ropeway project on the Manali-Rohtang road. It also directed sarpanch of the Palchan panchayat, which had opposed the 9 km long Palchan-Rohtang ropeway, to appear before it on the next hearing.