NGT slaps ₹2 crore fine for damages to Sita river in Udupi
The Hindu
Public Works Department, Port and Fisheries Department, and Minor Irrigation Department held jointly responsible
The southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a fine of over ₹2 crore on the Public Works Department; the Ports and Fisheries Department, Udupi; and the Minor Irrigation Department, Udupi, as “environment compensation for damages caused to the the riverine ecology of the Sita river” in Udupi district. The case relates to a proposal to expand the existing jetty at Kodikanyam village, and dredging a 3.12 km stretch from the mouth of the Hangarkatte river to the Kodikanyam jetty through a contractor, Yojaka India Private Limited.
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