DEVINDER GUPTA, J.

( 1 ) PETITIONERS, including a retired engineer- in-chief, A. P. transco, belong to various sections of society. Petitioners 3 to 6 and others are stated to have formed an association called "pulichintala project porata sambhavana committee". They claim that this association includes the affected farmers of guntur and nalgonda districts whose agricultural lands are situate near the proposed site of pulichintala project and to safeguard the interests of the people living in twelve villages situated in nalgonda and guntur districts, whose lands are likely to be submerged if the project is allowed to commence at the site, this writ petition has been filed as public interest litigation on 30-9-2004. The writ petition challenges the action of the respondents in commencing the pulichintala project for the purpose of stabilizing the command area under prakasham barrage. Inter alia, it is alleged that the respondents have decided to commence the pulichintala project without obtaining environmental clearance, as envisaged under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Without obtaining such consent, the petitioners allege that the work of the proposed project cannot be c

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