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17-12-2010 |
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Notice to Mundra port for flouting coastal laws |
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Mundra Port and SEZ Limited has become the latest target of the Environment Ministry, which issued showcause notice to the company on Thursday for violation of coastal and environmental laws.
The company is developing India’s largest private port and special economic zone on the Gujarat coast.
The Ministry has asked the company, promoted by the Adani group, to reply within 15 days as to why the clearances given to it for developing the port and a township should not be cancelled.
The notice has been issued on the recommendations of a ministry team that visited the site visit following complaints.
The team headed by A Senthil Vel, Additional Director in the Environment Ministry, found large-scale destruction of mangroves. It also found that an aerodrome, a township and a hospital had been developed without getting requisite clearances.
Source : indianexpress.com
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