NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Satyagopal Korlapati, Expert Member
Karunath Pazing – Appellant
Versus
Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. procedural non-appearance noted. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. alleged illegal stone crushing operations. (Para 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 3. conflicting nocs and forest clearances. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. omission of reserve forest distance. (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 5. 5km distance from reserve forest required. (Para 20 , 21 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
| 6. bonafide reliance but official lapses. (Para 22 , 26 , 27) |
| 7. unit closure and departmental actions. (Para 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36) |
ORDER
1. The allegation of the Applicant in the present Original Application is that the Respondent No.13, M/s Balaji Minerals, is carrying on illegal operation of Stone Crushing Unit near Siku River Bridge under Mebo Circle, District-East Siang, without necessary permissions from the Government authorities and in violation of the environmental guidelines.
2. It is stated that No Objection Certificate (‘NOC’ for short) was granted on 14.02.2023 by the Divisional Forest Officer, Pasighat Forest Division, Pasighat, but the same was subsequently cancelled on 06.11.2023 by the same officer. It is also stated that the Consent to Establish/Consent to Operate order has been granted by the A
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