NGT cancels eco-clearance to high-rise near Kaikondrahalli lake

NGT cancels eco-clearance to high-rise near Kaikondrahalli lake

Part of: GS Prelims –Environment and GS-III Conservation

In news:

• Eco Clearance was a ‘breach of environment norms, violation of municipal laws and buffer zone regulations’. 
• The EC was granted in January 2018 by the Karnataka State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA).

From Prelims  Point of view:

• Kaikondrahalli Lake, a small urban lake in Bengaluru

National Green Tribunal :

• Set up under the National Green Tribunal Act (2010)
•  Effective and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources.

• India became the third country in the world to set up a specialised environmental tribunal, (Australia and New Zealand) 

• Disposal of applications or appeals finally within 6 months of filing of the same.