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Green tribunal refuses to quash Vizhinjam Port's clearance

| | Sep 02, 2016, at 09:53 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 2 (IBNS): The National Green Tribunal, on Friday, has refused to quash the environmental clearance given to Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kovalam, Kerala, according to media reports.

 Environment activists Wilfred J. and V. Maryadasan, in their appeal to the tribunal, alleged that the port was being constructed in an ecologically sensitive coastal zone.

The tribunal's refusal to quash the clearance has essentially cleared the way for the port construction, media reported.

The Rs 6,000 crore port project is being developed by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer and the logistics arm of Adani Group.

The Supreme Court had asked the tribunal to rule on the matter in a time-bound manner as the apex court will be hearing a similar plea for the cancellation of the environmental clearances, media reported.


Image: Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group/Twitter


 

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