NGT put 50,00,000 Rs. Fine on THDC for environmental violation World Bank funded Vishnugad-Peepalkoti HEP, River Alaknanda, Uttarakhand
Vimal Bhai v. THDC & Ors. (O.A 197 of 2016)
Project Name: Vishnugad-Peepalkoti HEP (444 MW)
Rivers: Alaknanda River
Agency: Tehri Hydro Development Corporation (THDC)
Environmental Clearance granted on 22-8-2007
Case in National Green Tribunal on the issue of environmental violation. {Dumping of the construction debris directly into the river}
The National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench) imposed Environmental Compensation of 50 Lacks on the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd ('THDC'). for disposal of debris and muck excavated out of construction of a road from the power house of the World Bank funded Vishnugad Peepalkoti Hydroelectric Project till the Alaknanda River. The judgment as delivered in open court on 13th April, 2017 in New Delhi by NGT Chaiperson Swate...







