Hyderabad: The National Green Tribunal ’s Principal Bench at Delhi took suo motu cognisance of reports that a proposed coal mine near the UNESCO-recognised Ramappa Temple and its adjoining lake in Telangana ’s Mulugu district could endanger the heritage site.
A bench of chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Dr Afroz Ahmad registered a case and impleaded as respondents the Telangana Pollution Control Board, the Mulugu district collector, the Central Pollution Control Board, the ministry of environment, Forest and Climate Change’s Chennai regional office, and the Central Ground Water Authority, and issued notices to them on Nov 4. The Tribunal observed that the matter indicates a violation of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, and raises substantial issues of compliance with environmental norms and implementation of scheduled enactments. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Hyderabad | Silver Rate in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays in Hyderabad | Public Holidays in Hyderabad | Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Petrol Price in Hyderabad | Diesel Price in Hyderabad | CNG Price in Hyderabad | LPG Price in Hyderabad