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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.

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