Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding grant of forest clearance for construction of Fatehgarh 2 to Bhadla 2 transmission line, 19/04/2023
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Shree Degray Oran Temple and Oran Development Institute Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 19/04/2023.
The NGT quashed the appeal with regard to the grant of stage-I forest clearance dated March 25, 2021 and the interim approval for felling of trees and commencement of work dated June 22, 2021 granted to the Power Grid Corporation, Fatehgarh Transmission Ltd. for construction of 765KV/DC Fatehgarh 2 to Bhadla 2 transmission line.
The court said that the Power Grid Corporation had taken due permission from the forest authorities as required under the Forest Act, 1980 and there is no direct violation of forest rules.