Action on green norms violation soon: Jairam
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday assured that action against Adarsh Housing Society in Mumbai for violating green norms will be taken in the next two-three days.
He said the Maharashtra environment department had denied clearance to the controversial housing society, but it seemed the state urban department gave the nod. He said the state urban department is not authorised to give clearance.
“We have received a bunch of papers from the state environment department and the coastal regulation zone department. Based on the evidence that we have got so far, no clearance was given for the Adarsh Society buildings. We are awaiting papers from the state urban development department. Decision will be taken in two-three days,” said the minister. The minister, who had sought a report from Maharashtra government relating to violation of CRZ notification, 1991, said the state urban development department is not authorised to give clearance.
The housing society, built on a 6,490 sq mt plot in Colaba in the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) II, was initially promoted as housing for war veterans and widows but is in the eye of a storm for violating environmental and other norms.
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