Court Seeks Railways Reply On Gir Sanctuary Line's Impact On Asiatic Lions
NDTV
The court said measures to protect Asiatic lions are not only expected from Gujarat government, but from all authorities who operate in the sanctuary
The Gujarat High Court today directed the Indian Railways to file a detailed affidavit on the impact of the proposed broad-gauging and electrification of railway track passing through the Gir Sanctuary on the Asiatic lions and other wildlife in the region.
The division bench of Justices N V Anjaria and A P Thaker observed that the measures to protect the Asiatic lions, the pride of not just Gujarat but the entire Asia, are not only expected from the Gujarat government, but from all the authorities who operate within the sanctuary area.
The bench directed the Railway authorities to file an affidavit exhaustively dealing with all aspects of the impact the railway line passing through the sanctuary has had.
The court was hearing a civil application on the impact of the proposed broad gauging and track electrification of the railway lines and laying of pipelines for gas, oil and optical fibres.
