NGT Acts on Jaypee Wishtown Environmental Concerns

                New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) 
has sought responses of the Centre, the forest 
and environment department of the Uttar 
Pradesh govt and others on a plea alleging 
environmental violations by a realtor in Noida.
The green body was hearing a petition filed by 
the residents of Jaypee Wishtown alleging that 
the developer, Jaypee Infratech Limited, is 
making major changes in the townships in 
contravention of norms.
 In a recent order, a bench headed by NGT 
Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava took 
note of the allegations about the township 
being located on the Yamuna riverbed, around 
2 km 
from the river, under the Okhla Bird Sanctuary.
The bench, also comprising judicial member 
Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member 
A Senthil Vel, took note of the claims about the 
realtor felling trees illegally and raising 
commercial construction in a green area. "The 
original application (OA) raises a substantial 
issue relating to the compliance of 
environmental norms. Issue notice to the 
respondents for 
filing their response/reply by way of affidavit at 
least one week before the next date of hearing 
(on November 23)," the tribunal said.
The respondents or parties in the case are the 
Centre, the Noida Development Authority, the 
Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, the 
state forest and environment department and 
SHO of sector 126.




Source : Times of India