The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee and sought an action taken report on a plea against the execution of the Polavaram Irrigation Project without requisite fresh environmental clearance. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel constituted a committee comprising officials from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Ministry of Jal Shakti,
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NGT forms six member panel to prepare muck dumping action plan on Polavaram
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Last Updated: Feb 24, 2021, 04:20 PM IST
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The NGT constituted a six member committee to be headed by Justice B. Seshasayana Reddy, former Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and with nominees of the Union Environment Ministry, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Central Soil and Water Conservation Research Institute, Dehradun, IIT, Hyderabad and IIT-Delhi.
The National Green Tribunal Wednesday formed a six-member committee to prepare an action plan on dumping of muck near the Polavaram dam in Andhra Pradesh. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted that there is adverse impact of coffer dams on upstream areas and huge dumping of mucks has taken place without proper environmental management plan.
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VIJAYAWADA: In a major banking scam, post-Nirav Modi’s, the Central Bureau of Investigation booked Hyderabad-based Transstroy (India) Ltd, its promoter and former TDP MP Rayapati Sambasiva Rao for an alleged bank fraud of Rs 7926.01 crore in a consortium, led by Union Bank of India.
Transstroy (India) Ltd was engaged in execution of irrigation and infrastructure projects, including the mega Indira Sagar Polavaram Project, in Andhra Pradesh, through a joint venture firm.