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Item No. 01

Court No. 1

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

EASTERN ZONE BENCH, FINANCE CENTRE

KOLKATA

(By Hybrid Mode)

Original Application No. 18/2022/EZ

Tribunal on its own motion In re: non-compliance of EC

conditions by 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydel Project

Date of hearing:

27.02.2023

CORAM :

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR, JUDICIAL MEMBER,

HONBLE PROF. A. SENTHIL VEL, EXPERT MEMBER

Respondent(s):

Mr. Soumitra Mukherjee, Advocate for R-1 (in Virtual Mode)

Mr. Ashok Prasad, Advocate for R-2,3 & 4 (in Virtual Mode)

Mr. Dhiraj Trivedi, Deputy Solicitor General (in Virtual Mode) a/w

Ms. Amrita Pandey, Advocate for R-5

Mr. Manmeet Chaudhary, D.G. a/w Mr. Brahmeshwar for NHPC

(in Virtual Mode)

ORDER

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Proceedings in this matter were initiated vide order dated

19.02.2022 in the light of media report dated 4.2.2022 titled Piecemeal

Plantations cant compensate for loss of forests published in the Indian

Express. It mentioned that as against the condition to maintain 168 kms

of area in the catchment and submergence area of the project as National

Park or Wild Life Sanctuary, only 127 s