Maharashtra: NGT Orders Restoration Of Dhamapur Lake
Hearing a 2017 application of Maharashtra's Sindhudurga residents, the National Green Tribunal ordered restoration of 490-year-old Dhamapur Lake. It ordered the district collector to freeze Rs 1.5 crore in PWD's bank-account until it transfers the amount to the State Biodiversity Board. It also directed officials to remove encroachments violating Wetland (2017) Rules. Reportedly, the encroachments and construction of skywalk were done with… read-more
Tags: NGT, encroachment, Wetland Conservation, Ramsar Site, Sindhudurga, Dhamapur Lake
Courtesy: Hindustan Times