The Chennai Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) restrained the Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd (NCCL) from carrying out any activity related to the multiproduct industry zone proposed to be developed on the wetlands at Sompeta in Srikakulam district till further orders.
The judgment was on a petition filed by Y. Krishna Murthy, president of the Paryavarana Parirakshana Sangham, at Sompeta against the activities being carried out by NCCL on the basis of the permission given by the State government through G.O. Ms No. 329 dated September 9, 2015.
Mr. Krishna Murthy’s grievance is that the industrial zone would damage the wetlands, and that the project is in violation of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010.
