In Brief
This is an application in a civil appeal challenging decisions of the National Green Tribunal regarding an airport project's Environmental Clearance. The applicant had imposed a suspension due to serious environmental deficiencies and concerns about forest preservation, protected areas, and water channels. The Court accepted the project proponent's undertaking to implement a Zero Carbon Programme and lifted the embargo on the clearance, subject to strict conditions. To ensure compliance with all mitigatory directions, the Court appointed the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute as an independent oversight body, with all costs to be borne by the project proponent.
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