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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Verma, Expert Member
Subhas Datta – Appellant
Versus
Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. garden conversion harms biodiversity and water systems. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 11) |
| 2. infrastructure changes damage environment and trees. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 12) |
| 3. joint committee verifies site conditions. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 4. post-amphan replanting conserves threatened species. (Para 17 , 18 , 22 , 27) |
| 5. lakes interconnected and maintained regularly. (Para 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 6. eco-friendly road repairs and green vehicles. (Para 26 , 32) |
| 7. fallen timber use authorized for facilities. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 40) |
| 8. non-environmental issues need no intervention. (Para 33 , 34 , 35 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44) |
| 9. no violations warrant tribunal directions. (Para 37 , 38 , 45) |
ORDER
1. The Applicant, who is appearing in person, has filed the present Original Application, alleging that the historic and heritage Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, is being converted into a ‘Park’ and the green cover oxygen hotspot of the Calcutta city is thereby reducing very fast.
2. It is further alleged that the Garden had been set-up for conservation and preservation of research oriented rare plants by introducing rare, endangered and threatened plant species in the Garden but now the Garden is b
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