NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued an interim stay on construction of a wall inside the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand as it found that the concrete structure would obstruct the elephant corridor along the Song river in the state.
The construction was planned by the state irrigation department, ostensibly, to protect the village Gohari Mafi from flooding of the river Song.
"Prima facie, we find that construction of the wall will cause obstruction in the movement of wildlife along with the elephant corridor. In such circumstances, there would be an interim order directing the respondents to maintain status quo", said the green tribunal after hearing a petition filed by the Social Action for Forest and Environment (SAFE).
In its interim order on Monday, the panel maintained that the status quo would continue "till the next date of hearing (May 5)".
The petitioner referred to the "Google image" while substantiated its point. It also annexed the images to show how various constructions in the past, including that of highways and railway lines in the nearby areas, had already obstructed movements of wild animals.
The SAFE - an NGO which works for clean and green environment - in its petition alleged that the present construction proposed by the irrigation department (of the state government) was also the violation of the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
The area, where the construction of wall was being carried out by the state irrigation department, forms part of the Motichur Gohari Elephant Corridor. The wall, proposed to be constructed on the right bank of Song river, will be three meter in height and almost two kilometer in length.
The petitioner alleged that the department, responsible for construction, had not obtained required forest clearance from the Union ministry of environment and forest or state government for ""non-forest"" activity in the forest area of the Rajaji National Park.
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