Samaj Parivartana Samudaya (SPS) and National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR), Citizens For Democracy (CFD) and other organisations have welcomed the Supreme Court’s order rejecting the recommendation of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on entirely removing the ceiling limit on mining iron ore in Karnataka.
At a press conference in Hubballi on Saturday, president of SPS and CFD S.R. Hiremath referred to the apex court’s August 26 order pertaining to writ petition no. 562 of 2009 and said that the court stated that the situation warranted a “cautious approach” and fine balance between the two goals of conservation of ecology and environment and spirit of economic development.
Mr. Hiremath said the court’s rejection of the CEC recommendation vindicated the stand taken by the petitioners (himself and Vishnu Kamath).
