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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL CHENNAI (SOUTHERN ZONE BENCH)
Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapat, Expert Member
G. Praveena – Appellant
Versus
State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. challenge to ec for segmentation and inadequate eia. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. respondents defend project categorization and compliance. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. segmentation of larger industrial estate impermissible. (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 24) |
| 4. precedents prohibit evading eia via segmentation. (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 5. mandatory comprehensive cumulative impact assessment. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 32) |
| 6. failure to assess alternatives fatal to clearance. (Para 30 , 31 , 33) |
| 7. ec suspended pending cumulative study. (Para 34 , 35) |
JUDGMENT
Delivered by Smt. Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, Judicial Member
1. The appellants, who are residents of Manallur and Sanaputhur villages of Gummidipoondi Taluk, are challenging the Environmental Clearance granted on 22.04.2024 in favour of the 2nd respondent.
2. The Environmental Clearance is granted for the proposed industrial estate in the midst of several villages and plant by agricultural fields. The concern of the appellant is stated to be for the protection of the environment and save their villages from any kind of pollution issue.
3. It is alleged by them that the 2nd respondent, which i
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