The ongoing effort to finalize Mapithel dam construction is despite the fact that the National Green Tribunal of the Supreme Court is still considering the violation of Forest Rights under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 and the Forest Rights Act, 2006.In clear procedural violations, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Government of India accorded final Stage II Forest Clearance for Mapithel Dam only on 31st December 2013 after more than thirty years of project approval in 1980 without conducting any site visits into affected areas, which is a serious violation. - Citizens Concern for Dams and Development. e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=28..150115.jan15
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:02:59 +0000
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