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Item No. 03

(Court No. 1)

BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL

SPECIAL BENCH

(By Video Conferencing)

Original Application No. 48/2017/WZ

Society for Fast Justice, Dahanu

Applicant

Versus

Chief Officer, Dahanu Nagarpalika Parishad & Ors.

Respondent(s)

Date of hearing:

25.05.2022

CORAM:

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, CHAIRPERSON

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR AGARWAL, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HONBLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH, JUDICIAL MEMBER

HONBLE PROF. A. SENTHIL VEL, EXPERT MEMBER

HONBLE DR. VIJAY KULKARNI, EXPERT MEMBER

Applicant(s):

Mr. Siddhesh Sutar, Advocate

Respondent(s):

Mr. Rahul Garg, Advocate for MoEF & CC

Mr. Saurabh Kulkarni, Advocate for R1

Mr. Siddharth Patil, Advocate for R5

ORDER

The Issue

1.

Grievance in this application is against unregulated construction in

the buffer/floodplain zone of Kankradi River in ecologically fragile area of

Dahanu, District Palghar, Maharashtra. The constructions obstruct the

flow of the river and have potential for flooding. There is no clear

demarcation of blue and red lines.

2.

The applicant has stated that Dahanu is on the North-West corner

of Maharashtra located at abou