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An update on news, views and developments in India’s EIA Process

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 Š‡‹Ž‡ ‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘‹•–  †‹ƒǯ• ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‘—‹–›™ƒ• ‘ ‡ ”‡†‹–‡† ƒ• ƒ ˜‘ ƒŽǡ ’‘Ž‹–‹ ƒŽŽ› ‹ˆŽ—‡–‹ƒŽ ƒ† ‡˜‡” ”‡ƒ†› –‘ ’‘‘Ž ‹ ‹–• ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹˜‡ ‡‡”‰› –‘ ’”‘–‡ – †‹ƒǯ• ƒ–—”ƒŽ Š‡”‹–ƒ‰‡Ǥ –• Contents •–”ƒ–‡‰‹  •–”‡‰–Š ‡•—”‡† –Šƒ– †‹ƒ „‡ ƒ‡ –Š‡ ‘Ž› ‘—–”› ‹ –Š‡ ™‘”Ž† –‘ ‡ˆˆ‡ –‹˜‡Ž› ”‹‹ƒŽ‹œ‡Š—–‹‰ ‹ ƒŽŽ ‹–• Editorial …… 1 ˜ƒ”‹‡† ˆ‘”•ǡ ’—– ‹ ƒ •›•–‡ ‘ˆ Š‡ƒ˜› ’—‹•Š‡– ˆ‘” ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ”‹‡ ƒ† ‘”‡ Special Issue ..…. 3 ‹’‘”–ƒ–Ž›ǡ ”‡ƒ–‡ƒ‡–™‘”‘ˆƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ƒ”• ƒ† ƒ –—ƒ”‹‡• „› NGT Update …… 10 ”‡ƒ–‹‰ǮŠ—ƒ ˆ”‡‡ǯ œ‘‡• ‘—– ‘ˆ ƒ”‡ƒ• ™Š‹ Š ™‡”‡ ‹Šƒ„‹–‡† „› ˆ‘”‡•– †™‡ŽŽ‹‰ Analysis …… 27 ‘—‹–‹‡• ˆ‘” ‰‡‡”ƒ–‹‘•Ǥ – ‹• •‘‡–Š‹‰ ™Š‹ Š ’—”‹•–™‘—Ž† Šƒ˜‡ –Š‘—‰Š– ‹• ‹’‘••‹„Ž‡ ‹ –Š‡ Žƒ”‰‡•– †‡‘ ”ƒ › ‹ –Š‡ ™‘”Ž†ǤŠ‡ ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‰”‘—’•ˆ‘—‰Š– ሺ”ƒ–Š‡”  —•— ‡••ˆ—ŽŽ›ሻ –‘ •–ƒŽŽ –Š‡ ‘”‡•– ‹‰Š–•  – ƒ† Šƒ˜‡ ‘’’‘•‡† –‘‘–Š ƒ† ƒ‹Ž ˆ‘”  ƒ› †‹˜‡”•‹‘ ‘ˆ ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ”‡ƒ• ˆ‘” ”‡‰—Žƒ”‹•ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ Ǯ‡ ”‘ƒ Š‡–•ǯ „› ”‡ƒ•‘•ǤŠ‡–ƒ†‹‰‘‹––‡‡ǯ•–ƒ•‹• –”‹„ƒŽ•ƒ†ˆ‘”‡•–†™‡ŽŽ‡”•Ǥ‡•’‹–‡ƒ› –‘ ‡•—”‡ –Šƒ– ƒ –‹˜‹–‹‡• †‡–”‹‡–ƒŽ –‘ ”‹–‹ ‹• ƒ„‘—– ‹–• ƒ’’”‘ƒ Š ƒ† ”‘Ž‡ǡ ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ”‡‘– ƒŽŽ‘™‡† ‹ –Š‡•‡ Žƒ•– –Š‡”‡‹•‘†‘—„––Šƒ––Š‹•Ǯ’‘™‡”ˆ—Žǯƒ† ”‡ƒ‹‹‰ ƒ–—”ƒŽ ƒ”‡ƒ• ‘” ƒŽŽ‘™‡† ‘Ž› ‹ˆŽ—‡–‹ƒŽ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‘—‹–›†‹† ƒˆ–‡” †‡–ƒ‹Ž‡† ƒ† –Š‘”‘—‰Š • ‹‡–‹ˆ‹  •— ‡‡† –‘ ƒ Žƒ”‰‡ ‡š–‡– ‹ ’”‘–‡ –‹‰ • ”—–‹›Ǥ ˆ‘”–—ƒ–‡Ž›ǡ ‘‡ •‡‡• ƒ ƒ”‡ƒ•‘ˆ˜‹–ƒŽ‡ ‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽ•‹‰‹ˆ‹ ƒ ‡Ǥ ‘’Ž‡–‡ ƒ„•‡ ‡ ‘ˆ•— Š• ”—–‹›‹–Š‡ ’”‘ ‡‡†‹‰•Ǥ ‘– ƒ •‹‰Ž‡ ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ ™ƒ• ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ –Š‹• ‘—‹–› Šƒ• „‡ ‘‡ †‡ Ž‹‡†ǡ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ™Š‹ Š ™‡”‡ ”‡Œ‡ –‡† ”ƒ–Š‡” •‹Ž‡– ‘ˆ Žƒ–‡Ǥ Š‡•‹Ž‡ ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ —Ž–‹’Ž‡–‹‡•‡ƒ”Ž‹‡”™‡”‡ƒ’’”‘˜‡†ǡƒ† ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘‹•–• ‹•ƒ ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ ‘•– •Š‘ ‹‰ ‹• –Šƒ– •‹–‡ ˜‹•‹–• ™‡”‡ ‘ ‡”ǤŠ‡ ‘—‹–›Šƒ•‘ˆ–‡ „‡‹‰ ‘”†‡”‡† –‘ „‡ †‘‡ ƒˆ–‡” ’”‘Œ‡ –• ™‡”‡ „Žƒ‡† ˆ‘” „‡‹‰ ’”‘ ‘”’‘”ƒ–‡ǡ ’”‘ ƒ’’”‘˜‡†ǨŠ‡–ƒ†‹‰‘‹––‡‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ‡•–ƒ„Ž‹•Š‡–ǤŠ‡•‹Ž‡ ‡‘Ž›˜‹†‹ ƒ–‡• ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‘ƒ”† ˆ‘” ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ‘’”‹•‡• –Š‹•’‘‹–ǤŠ›ˆ‘”‘‡‹•–Š‡ ‘—‹–› ‘ˆ‘ˆˆ‹ ‹ƒŽ ƒ† ‘Ǧ‘ˆˆ‹ ‹ƒŽ ‡š’‡”–•Ǥ Š‡ •‘ •‹Ž‡– ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ ‘†— – ‘ˆ –Š‡ –™‘ ‘Ǧ‘ˆˆ‹ ‹ƒŽ ‡„‡”• Ǧ”‘ˆ Ǥ ‡„‡”• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‘ƒ”† ˆ‘” ——ƒ”‘ˆ–Š‡ †‹ƒ •–‹–—–‡‘ˆ ‹‡ ‡ ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡Ǥ • ‹– „‡ ƒ—•‡ǡ ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘Ǧ ƒ†” Ǥ‹‰Šˆ‘”‡” ‘ˆ —Œƒ”ƒ–Ǧ ‘ˆˆ‹ ‹ƒŽ ‡„‡” ‹• ƒ ‡‹‡– ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ —–‡ •’‡ –ƒ–‘” –‘ –Š‹•  ‹‡–‹•–• ሺŽ‡’Šƒ– š’‡”–ሻ ƒ† †‡•–”— –‹‘Ǥ Š‡ ’”‘ ‡‡†‹‰• ”‡˜‡ƒŽ –Šƒ– ƒ••‘ ‹ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š •‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Ž‡ƒ†‹‰ –Š‡ ƒ„•‡ ‡ ‘ˆ‹†‡’‡†‡– ‹˜‹Ž •‘ ‹‡–› ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ •‹–Š‡ ‘—–”›ǫ •‹–„‡ ƒ—•‡ ‡„‡”• ƒ• ™‡ŽŽ ƒ• ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ‹•–Ȁ –Š‡ ‘—‹–›‹•™‹ŽŽ‹‰–‘•ƒ ”‹ˆ‹ ‡•‘‡ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰‹•–•™Š‘ƒ”‡„‘Ž†‡‘—‰Š–‘•’‡ƒ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Žƒ•– ”‡ƒ‹‹‰ ƒ”‡ƒ• ‹ ‘”†‡” –‘ •–”‘‰Ž› Šƒ˜‡ ƒ†˜‡”•‡Ž› ƒˆˆ‡ –‡† –Š‡ ‡•—”‡ Ǯ‡ƒ•‡ ‘ˆ „—•‹‡••ǯ ƒ† ˆ— –‹‘‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘ƒ”†Ǥ – ‹• –‹‡ –Šƒ– Ǯ†‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–ǯ‘”‹•‹––‘‘–‡””‹ˆ‹‡†–‘”ƒ‹•‡ –Š‡™‹†‡” ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‘—‹–›‹–Š‡ ‹–•˜‘‹ ‡‹–Š‡’”‡•‡–’‘Ž‹–‹ ƒŽ Ž‹ƒ–‡ǫ ‘—–”› ™ƒ‡• —’ –‘ –Š‹• ǮŽ‡‰ƒŽ ƒ† •–ƒ–—–‘”‹Ž› ƒ’’”‘˜‡†ǯ †‡•–”— –‹‘ ‘ˆ Š‡ ”‡ ‡– ’”‘ ‡‡†‹‰• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ †‹ƒǯ• ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ† •–ƒ”– ƒ‹‰ –Š‡ ‘ƒ”† ˆ‘” ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ‘ ʹ† —‡ǡ ‡„‡”•ƒ ‘—–ƒ„Ž‡ˆ‘”–Š‡‹”ƒ –‹‘•‘” ʹͲͳͷሾ’‡ ‹ƒŽ ‘ —• ‘ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‘ƒ”† ‹ƒ –‹‘ ƒ† ‘ˆ ‘—”•‡ ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‹‰ •— Š ˆ‘” ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ǡ ƒ‰‡ ʹሿ”‡ˆŽ‡ –• –Š‡ ƒ•—ƒŽ †‹˜‡”•‹‘‘ˆ”‘–‡ –‡†”‡ƒ•Ǥ ƒ’’”‘ƒ Š‘ˆ–Š‡‡„‡”•‘ˆ–Š‡–ƒ†‹‰ ‘‹––‡‡ ‹ †‡ ‹†‹‰ ‹••—‡• ‘ˆ ”— ‹ƒŽ ‡‡’‹‰•‹Ž‡–‹•‘Ž›‰‘‹‰–‘„‡ƒ‰‹ƒ– ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‹’‘”–ƒ ‡Ǥ †‹ƒǯ• •–‡’ˆ‘”™ƒ”†–‘™ƒ”†•ƒ•‹Ž‡–ˆ‘”‡•–Ǥ ”‘–‡ –‡† ”‡ƒ• ƒ”‡ ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› —†‡” ‰”‡ƒ– •–”‡•• †—‡ –‘ —Ž–‹’Ž‡ ƒ–Š”‘’‘ ‡–”‹  Ǧ ‹–™‹ —––ƒ

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†‡”‹‹‰‹–•‘™ ‡•‡”˜‡ሻǤ ‹ ‡ ”‘–‡ –‡† ”‡ƒ• ƒ”‡ –Š‡ Žƒ•– ”‡ƒ‹‹‰ ”‡ˆ—‰‡• ‘ˆ ‘–‹‰—‘—• ƒ†ƒ–‡ǣ”‡˜‹‡™‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ–—”ƒŽ Šƒ„‹–ƒ– Šƒ”„‘—”‹‰ ”‹ Š ‹—–‡•‘ˆ–Š‡͵Ͷ–Š‡‡–‹‰ „‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–›ǡ –Š‡  ‹• ‡–”—•–‡† –‘ ‘ˆ–Š‡Ǧ ”‡˜‹‡™ ‡ƒ Š ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ „ƒ•‡† ‘ ƒ”‡ˆ—Ž • ”—–‹›‘ˆ’”‘Œ‡ – †‡–ƒ‹Ž•ǡ‘’‹‹‘ ‘ˆ–Š‡ Š‡ –ƒ†‹‰ ‘‹––‡‡ ሺሻ –ƒ–‡ ‘”‡•– ‡’ƒ”–‡– ‘ˆˆ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ǡ ƒ† Ž‡ƒ”‡† ’”‘Œ‡ –• –Šƒ– ™‡”‡ ”‡Œ‡ –‡† ‹†‡’‡†‡–ƒ••‡••‡–•Ǥ ’”‡˜‹‘—•Ž›ǡ ƒ’’”‘˜‡† ’”‘Œ‡ –• –Š ™‹–Š‘—– ‘†— –‹‰•‹–‡‹•’‡ –‹‘•ǡ  ’‡”—•ƒŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹—–‡• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͵Ͷ  ƒ† •—”’”‹•‹‰Ž› ‘”†‡”‡† •‹–‡ ‡‡–‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡–ƒ†‹‰‘‹––‡‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ‹•’‡ –‹‘• ƒˆ–‡” ‰”ƒ–‹‰ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‘ƒ”† ˆ‘” ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ሺǦሻ † Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• Š‡Ž†‘ʹ  —‡ǡ ʹͲͳͷ ‹†‹ ƒ–‡ ƒ •‡”‹‘—• Žƒ  ‘ˆ †‡Ž‹„‡”ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† †‡˜‹ƒ–‹‘ ˆ”‘ —ƒ —ƒ‹ͳ –Š‡ ƒ†ƒ–‡Ǥ Š‡ –ƒ†‹‰ ‘‹––‡‡ ሺሻ Ž‡ƒ”‡† ’”‘Œ‡ –• –Šƒ– ™‡”‡ ”‡Œ‡ –‡† Š‡ –ƒ†‹‰ ‘‹––‡‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ „›’”‡˜‹‘—•Ǧ‰”ƒ–‡† Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ‘ƒ”† ˆ‘” ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ሺǦሻǡ ™‹–Š‘—– ‘†— –‹‰ •‹–‡ ‹•’‡ –‹‘•ǡ ‘•–‹–—–‡† —†‡” ‡ –‹‘ ͷ  ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ’’”‘˜‡† ’”‘Œ‡ –• Ž‘ ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š‹ ”‹–‹ ƒŽ ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ሺ”‘–‡ –‹‘ሻ  –ǡ ͳͻ͹ʹǡ ‹• ‡Ž‡’Šƒ– ‘””‹†‘”•ǡ ‘”†‡”‡† •‹–‡ ƒ†ƒ–‡† Ǯ–‘ ’”‘‘–‡ –Š‡ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‹•’‡ –‹‘•ƒˆ–‡”‰”ƒ–‹‰ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡•ƒ† ƒ† †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ‘ˆ ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ† ˆ‘”‡•–• †‹•’Žƒ›‡† ƒ ‹†—Ž‰‡– ƒ––‹–—†‡ –‘™ƒ”†• „› •— Š ‡ƒ•—”‡• ƒ• ‹– –Š‹• ˆ‹–ǯǤ Š‹• ‘Ǧ ‘’Ž‹ƒ–’”‘Œ‡ –’”‘’‘‡–•Ǥ ‹ Ž—†‡•ǡ „—– ‹• ‘– ”‡•–”‹ –‡† –‘ǡ –Š‡ ”‡˜‹‡™‘ˆ’”‘Œ‡ –’”‘’‘•ƒŽ•Ž‘ ƒ–‡†‹•‹†‡ ƒ•‹‰Ž‡•Š‘”–‡‡–‹‰ǡͶͲ‡™’”‘Œ‡ –• ‘” ‹ Ž‘•‡ ’”‘š‹‹–› –‘ ”‘–‡ –‡† ”‡ƒ• ™‡”‡†‹• —••‡†ˆ‘” Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ǡ‘ˆ™Š‹ Šʹ͵ ሺƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ƒ”ǡ ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ –—ƒ”›ǡ ™‡”‡‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž› Ž‡ƒ”‡†ƒ†‘–ƒ•‹‰Ž‡ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‡•‡”˜‡ǡ ƒ† ‘—‹–› ’”‘Œ‡ –™ƒ•†‡ Ž‹‡†Ǥˆ–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –•–Šƒ– ™‡”‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡† ‹•‹†‡ ”‘–‡ –‡† ”‡ƒ•ǡ ͻͶΨሺ‘”ͳ͹’”‘Œ‡ –•ሻ™‡”‡ Ž‡ƒ”‡†ǤŽ‘•‡

–‘ ͹ͲΨ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ƒ™ƒ”†‡† ™‡”‡ 1 Suman Jumani, Research Associate, EIA Resource ˆ‘” Ž‹‡ƒ” ’”‘Œ‡ –• —––‹‰ ƒ ”‘•• and Response Centre

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”‘–‡ –‡† ”‡ƒ•Ǥ Š‡•‡ ‹ Ž—†‡† ”‘ƒ†•          ƒ† ”ƒ‹Ž™ƒ›• ሺͳͳሻǡ ƒƒŽ• ƒ† ’‹’‡Ž‹‡•    Ǧ ሺʹሻƒ†–”ƒ•‹••‹‘Ž‹‡•ƒ†‘’–‹ ˆ‹„”‡  ƒ„Ž‡•ሺ͵ሻǤ Š‡ ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ ˆ‘” –Š‡ ™‹†‡‹‰ ‘ˆ   ͳ͹ ’ƒ••‹‰ –Š”‘—‰Š ƒ”ƒŽƒ ‹”† ƒ –—ƒ”› ‹ ƒŠƒ”ƒ•Š–”ƒ ™ƒ• ‰”ƒ–‡† Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ †‡•’‹–‡ ‹– „‡‹‰ ”‡Œ‡ –‡† –™‹ ‡ „› –Š‡ ‘ƒ”† ‹ ‹–• ͳ͹–Š ƒ† ʹͻ–Š ‡‡–‹‰Ǥ  „‘–Š‹•–ƒ ‡•ǡ–Š‡’”‘’‘•ƒŽ™ƒ•‘’’‘•‡† „› –Š‡ Š‹‡ˆ ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ”†‡ †—‡ –‘ –Š‡ ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„‹Ž‹–›‘ˆƒƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‡ƒŽ‹‰‡–ǤŠ‡ ͳ͹–Š‡‡–‹‰†ƒ–‡†ʹʹǤͳʹǤʹͲͲͻ•–ƒ–‡†Ȃ

Dz‘•‹†‡”‹‰ –Š‡ •ƒŽŽ •‹œ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ –—ƒ”› ƒ† ‹–• „‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–› ƒ† ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„‹Ž‹–› ‘ˆ –Š”‡‡ ƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‹˜‡ ”‘—–‡•ǡ‹–™ƒ•†‡ ‹†‡†–‘—ƒ‹‘—•Ž› –‘ ”‡Œ‡ – –Š‡ ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ ƒ† –‘ ƒ†˜‹•‡ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ’”‘’‘‡– –‘ –ƒ‡ ƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‹˜‡ƒŽ‹‰‡–dzǤ



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Š‡ ʹͻ–Š ‡‡–‹‰ †ƒ–‡† Ͳ͸ǤͲ͸ǤʹͲͳ͵ ƒŽ•‘ –Š‡ ‡˜‘‡ ƒ‰’‘ ”ƒ‹Ž™ƒ› Ž‹‡ ሺ‡•– •–ƒ–‡†Ȃ ‡‰ƒŽሻǡ‡Ž‡ –”‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡”ƒ‹Ž™ƒ›Ž‹‡ ’ƒ••‹‰ –Š”‘—‰Š ƒŒƒŒ‹ ‹‰‡” ‡•‡”˜‡ Dzǥ™‹†‡‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‘ƒ† ˆ”‘ ʹ Žƒ‡ ሺ––ƒ”ƒŠƒ†ሻ ƒ† ƒ ‘‹Ž ƒ’’”ƒ‹•ƒŽ ™‡ŽŽ –‘ͶŽƒ‡™‹–Š‹–Š‡•ƒ –—ƒ”› ƒ‘– „› Ȁ• ‹†—•–ƒ ‹Ž ‘”’‘”ƒ–‹‘ „‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡†ƒ•ƒƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‡”‘—–‡‹• ሺ••ƒሻǤ ƒŽ•‘ ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡Ǥ ˆ–‡” †‹• —••‹‘ǡ –Š‡ ‘‹––‡‡ —ƒ‹‘—•Ž› †‡ ‹†‡† –‘ Š‡ ‘•– ‘–”‘˜‡”•‹ƒŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡•‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ”‡Œ‡ – –Š‡ ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ ƒ† ”‡“—‡•– –Š‡ ‹• –Š‡ ”ƒ‹Ž™ƒ› ˆ”‘ ‡™ ƒŽ’ƒ‹‰—”‹ –‘    –‘ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™ ƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‡ ”‘—–‡ ‡˜‘‡ –Šƒ– ™‹ŽŽ —– ƒ ”‘•• –Š‡ ‘—–•‹†‡ƒ –—ƒ”›dzǤ ƒŠƒƒ†ƒ ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ –—ƒ”› ƒ† ™‹ŽŽ ‹˜‘Ž˜‡ –Š‡ †‹˜‡”•‹‘ ‘ˆ ‘˜‡” ͺ͸Ǥ͸Šƒ ‘ˆ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ–Š‡–ƒ†‹‰‘‹––‡‡–‘‘ƒ ˆ‘”‡•– Žƒ†Ǥ Š‹• ”‡‰‹‘ •—’’‘”–• ‰‘‘† –Š ƒ„‘—– –—” ‹ –Š‡ ͵Ͷ  ‡‡–‹‰ „› ’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘• ‘ˆ ‡Ž‡’Šƒ–•ǡ ƒ† –Š‡ ˆ‹”•– ‘ Ž—†‹‰ –Šƒ– –Š‡ ”‘ƒ† ‹ ˆƒ – ™‹ŽŽ „‡ „”‘ƒ† ‰ƒ—‰‡ ”ƒ‹Ž™ƒ› Ž‹‡ ‹ –Š‹• ”‡‰‹‘ „‡‡ˆ‹ ‹ƒŽ ˆ‘” ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡Ǥ Š‡ ‘ƒ”† Ž‡ƒ”‡† ™ƒ• ”‡•’‘•‹„Ž‡ ˆ‘” ‘˜‡” ͶͲ ‡Ž‡’Šƒ– ’”‘Œ‡ –‘–Š‡‰”‘—†•–Šƒ–Ȃ †‡ƒ–Š• ‹ Œ—•– ͺ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ‡š’‡”–• Šƒ˜‡ ™ƒ”‡† –Šƒ– –Š‡ ‡™ ”ƒ‹Ž™ƒ› Ž‹‡ ̶ǥ™‹†‡‹‰™‹–Š‹–Š‡•ƒ –—ƒ”›™‹ŽŽ ™‹ŽŽŠƒ˜‡ƒ†‹•ƒ•–”‘—• ‘•‡“—‡ ‡‘–Š‡ •‘‘–Š‡ –Š‡ –”ƒˆˆ‹  ƒ† ”‡†— ‡ –Š‡ ™‹Ž†‡Ž‡’Šƒ–’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘•‹–Š‡”‡‰‹‘Ǥ ˆ‘—Ž ‡‹••‹‘• ˆ”‘ ”‡ —””‹‰ –”ƒˆˆ‹  Œƒ•ǡ™Š‹ Šƒ”‡Šƒ”ˆ—Žˆ‘”–Š‡„‹”†• Project Elephant State ƒ†‘–Š‡”™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡̶Ǥ corridor Construction Champramari - ††‹‰ ‹•—Ž– –‘ ‹Œ—”›ǡ –Š‡ Šƒ‹” of Sevoke Kalipong - ‹•–”— –‡† ƒ •‹–‡ ‹•’‡ –‹‘ –‘ –ƒ‡ ’Žƒ ‡ Rangpo Apalchand- West Bengal Ǯƒˆ–‡”ǯ‰”ƒ–‹‰ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡Ǥ Railway line Mahananda  corridor Electrification         of Delhi- Chilla-Motichur  Uttarakhand   Dehradun corridor railway line  Š”‡‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͳͲ ’‡†‹‰ ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ• ˆ”‘ Oil appraisal Golai elephant Assam –Š‡͵͵”†‡‡–‹‰™‡”‡‰”ƒ–‡† Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ǡ well corridor  ƒ† ƒŽŽ ͵ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ƒ”‡ Ž‘ ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š‹ ”‹–‹ ƒŽ ‡Ž‡’Šƒ– ‘””‹†‘”•Ǥ —‡ –‘ –Š‡‹” Š‡ ‘˜‡”‡– ‘ˆ ‡•– ‡‰ƒŽ Šƒ† ”‹–‹ ƒŽŽ‘ ƒ–‹‘ǡ–Š‡•‡’”‘Œ‡ –•Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ ‰‹˜‡ ƒ ƒ••—”ƒ ‡ –‘ †‡ Žƒ”‡ –Š‡ Ž‘™‡” ™‹†‡Ž› ‘’’‘•‡† „› ‡ ‘Ž‘‰‹•–•ǡ ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ”‡‰‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡‡•–ƒ ”‹˜‡” „ƒ•‹ ƒ• ƒ „‹‘Ž‘‰‹•–• ƒ† ‘–Š‡” ‘ ‡”‡† ‰”‘—’•Ǥ ”‘–‡ –‡† ”‡ƒ ‹ ͳͻͻͷ ™Š‹Ž‡ •‡‡‹‰ Š‡•‡’”‘Œ‡ –•‹ Ž—†‡–Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘‘ˆ

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’‡”‹••‹‘ ˆ‘” –Š‡ Ž‘™‡” ‡‡•–ƒ ‹˜‡”          „ƒ””ƒ‰‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –Ǥ  Š‹• ƒ••—”ƒ ‡ Šƒ•        ”‡ƒ‹‡† —ˆ—Žˆ‹ŽŽ‡†Ǥ Š‹Ž‡ ‰”ƒ–‹‰  Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ˆ‘”–Š‡•—”˜‡›ƒ†‹˜‡•–‹‰ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡˜‘‡ ƒ‰’‘ ”ƒ‹Ž™ƒ› Ž‹‡ǡ –Š‡  ƒ ƒ„•—”† ‘ ‡”› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘”†‡”  ‹ ‹–• ʹͺ–Š ‡‡–‹‰ ሺ†ƒ–‡† ‘ˆ–Š‹‰•ǡ –Š‡ ‘‹––‡‡ ‘”†‡”‡† •‹–‡ ʹͲǤͲ͵ǤʹͲͳ͵ሻ Šƒ† †‹”‡ –‡† –Š‡ –ƒ–‡ ‹•’‡ –‹‘•ƒˆ–‡”‰”ƒ–‹‰ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ˆ‘”͸ ‘˜‡”‡– –‘ †‡ Žƒ”‡ –Š‡ ƒˆ‘”‡•ƒ‹† ’”‘Œ‡ –• Ž‘ ƒ–‡† ‹•‹†‡ ”‘–‡ –‡† ”‡ƒ•Ǥ ƒ –—ƒ”› ’”‹‘” –‘ ƒ ˆ—–—”‡ •—„‹••‹‘Ǥ Š‹• –ƒ‡• ƒ™ƒ› –Š‡ ‘’’‘”–—‹–› ‘ˆ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ –Š‡ –ƒ–‡ ‘˜‡”‡– Šƒ• ”‡Œ‡ –‹‘ „ƒ•‡† ‘ –Š‡ ‘’‹‹‘ ‘ˆ „”ƒœ‡Ž› ‹‰‘”‡† –Š‹• ‘†‹–‹‘ǡ ƒ† –Š‡ ‹†‡’‡†‡– ‡š’‡”–•Ȁ ˆ‘”‡•– †‡’ƒ”–‡– ͵Ͷ–Š ‡‡–‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Ǧ ƒ’’”‘˜‡† ‘ˆˆ‹ ‹ƒŽ•ǡ ƒ† ‘Ž› ƒŽŽ‘™• ƒ ‘’’‘”–—‹–› –Š‡ ”ƒ‹Ž™ƒ› Ž‹‡ †‡•’‹–‡ –Š‡ –ƒ–‡ ‘– –‘’”‘’‘•‡‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘‡ƒ•—”‡•Ǥ †‡ Žƒ”‹‰ ƒ ”‘–‡ –‡† ”‡ƒ –Šƒ– ™ƒ• ˜‡ ‹ –Š‡ ƒ•‡ ‘ˆ ‘”ƒ™ƒ• ƒ†ƒƒ •—’’‘•‡†–‘Šƒ˜‡„‡‡†‡ Žƒ”‡†ʹͲ›‡ƒ”• ƒ–‡” —’’Ž› ”‘Œ‡ – ሺƒŒƒ•–Šƒሻ ™Š‡”‡ ƒ‰‘Ǩ ‘”‡ ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ™ƒ• •‘—‰Š– „› —”–Š‡”‘”‡ǡ –Š‡ ˆ‹‡Ž† ‹•’‡ –‹‘ ”‡’‘”– ‡„‡”•‘ˆ–Š‡ –ƒ†‹‰‘‹––‡‡ ƒ† „› ”Ǥ ——ƒ”ǡ —’‘ ™Š‹ Š –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ƒ•‹–‡‹•’‡ –‹‘™ƒ•‡š’Ž‹ ‹–Ž›•—‰‰‡•–‡† ™ƒ• Ž‡ƒ”‡†ǡŠƒ•‘–„‡‡ƒ†‡ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ „› –Š‡ ‡„‡” ‡ ”‡–ƒ”›ǡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‹‰‡” ‘–Š‡‹‹•–”›ǯ•™‡„•‹–‡ƒ•ƒ†ƒ–‡†Ǥ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘—–Š‘”‹–›ሺሻǡ

  The list of projects for which a site inspection was ordered after granting clearance   Project Protected Area State   Widening of NH17 – NHAI Karnala Bird Sanctuary Maharashtra  Laying of Optic Fibre Cable – M/s Idea Cellular Pasuvemula & Nellikal Reserve Telangana Ltd Forests   Laying of Optic Fibre Cable – M/s Idea Cellular Pasuvemula & Nellikal Reserve  Andhra Pradesh  Ltd Forests

 Construction of a Police community building Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Chhattisgarh Construction of a check-dam Kudremukha Tiger Reserve Karnataka   Drinking water pipeline for the Borawas Mukunda Hills Tiger Reserve Rajasthan  Mandana Water Supply Project 

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–Š‡ –ƒ†‹‰ ‘‹––‡‡ ƒ’’”‘˜‡† –Š‡ ‘” †‹˜‡”– –Š‡ Šƒ„‹–ƒ– ‘ˆ ƒ› ™‹Ž† ƒ‹ƒŽ ’”‘Œ‡ –ƒ†•–ƒ–‡†ǣ ™‹–Š‘—–ƒ’‡”‹–ƒ†‘•— Š’‡”‹– ƒ „‡ ‰”ƒ–‡† —Ž‡•• ‹– ‹• ‘•‹†‡”‡† DzŠ‡—•‡”ƒ‰‡ ›•Š‘—Ž†„‡ƒŽŽ‘™‡†–‘ ‡ ‡••ƒ”› ˆ‘” ‹’”‘˜‡‡– ƒ† „‡––‡” •–ƒ”–™‘””‹‰Š–ƒ™ƒ›ƒ†ƒ’’‡ƒŽ–‘–Š‡ ƒƒ‰‡‡–‘ˆ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡–Š‡”‡‹Ǥ  ‹ˆ ƒ› ‘†‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘• ‹ ‘†‹–‹‘•ƒ”‡‡‡†‡†Ǥdz  ”‡ƒŽ‹–›ǡ‹ˆ–Š‡ †‡ Ž‹‡• ƒ’”‘Œ‡ – ’”‘’‘•ƒŽǡ ‹– ‘—Ž† „‡ ƒ ˆƒ –‘” ‘ˆ       ‘•‹†‡”ƒ–‹‘ ˆ‘” –Š‡  ™Š‹Ž‡  ƒ’’”ƒ‹•‹‰ƒ’”‘’‘•ƒŽˆ‘”–Š‡‰”ƒ–‘ˆǤ

‹˜‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͺ †‡ˆ‡””‡† ’”‘Œ‡ –• ™‡”‡        †‡ˆ‡””‡† –‘ ƒ™ƒ‹– –Š‡ ‰”ƒ– ‘ˆ        Ǧ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ሺሻǤ ŽŽ ˆ‹˜‡       ’”‘Œ‡ –•™‡”‡”‹˜‡”‡†‹‹‰”‘Œ‡ –•‹ –Š‡ ƒ”‹†™ƒ”†‹•–”‹ –‘ˆ––ƒ”ƒŠƒ†Ǥ Š‡ Ǧ •‡‡‡† –‘ „‡ ˆ— –‹‘‹‰ ‘”‡ ƒ• ƒ •–ƒ’‹‰Š‘—•‡ˆ‘” Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• † –Š‡͵ʹ ‡‡–‹‰ǡ–Š‡Šƒ†‘”†‡”‡†ƒ ”ƒ–Š‡” –Šƒ †‹• Šƒ”‰‹‰ ‹–• †—–‹‡•Ǥ Š‡ •‹–‡ ‹•’‡ –‹‘ ”‡‰ƒ”†‹‰ –Š‡ ͷ  ƒ––‹–—†‡‘ˆ–Š‡„‘ƒ”†•‡‡•–‘„‡•‡™‡† ’”‘Œ‡ –•Ǥ ‡•’‹–‡ –Š‡ •‹–‡ ‹•’‡ –‹‘ –‘™ƒ”†• ’”‹‘”‹–‹•‹‰ –Š‡ ‘˜‡‹‡ ‡ ‘ˆ ”‡’‘”–•—‰‰‡•–‹‰ƒ‘—–”‹‰Š–”‡Œ‡ –‹‘‘ˆ ’”‘Œ‡ –’”‘’‘‡–•‘˜‡”–Š‡‹”ƒ†ƒ–‡–‘ ͳ’”‘Œ‡ –ƒ†•–”‹ –”‡‰—Žƒ–‹‘•ˆ‘”ʹ‘–Š‡” ƒ••‡••’”‘’‘•ƒŽ•‹•–”‹ – ‘ˆ‘”‹–›™‹–Š ’”‘Œ‡ –•ǡ –Š‡ Ǧ †‡ ‹†‡† –‘ †‡ˆ‡” ‡ –‹‘ ʹͻ ‘” •—„Ǧ•‡ –‹‘ ሺ͸ሻ ‘ˆ ‡ –‹‘ –Š‡•‡’”‘Œ‡ –•–‘ƒ™ƒ‹––Š‡‰”ƒ–‘ˆǤ ͵ͷ‘ˆ–Š‡‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ሺ”‘–‡ –‹‘ሻ –ǡͳͻ͹ʹǤ ‹–•‡‡–‹‰ǡ–Š‡†‡ ‹†‡†–‘™ƒ‹˜‡‘ˆˆ Š‹• •‡‡• ‹ŽŽ‘‰‹ ƒŽ ƒ• –Š‡ ‰”ƒ– ‘ˆ ”— ‹ƒŽ ‘†‹–‹‘• –Šƒ– ‹– Šƒ† ‹–•‡Žˆ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ƒ† ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ‹’‘•‡† —’‘ ’”‘Œ‡ – ’”‘’‘‡–• ƒ• Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ƒ”‡ ‹†‡’‡†‡– ’”‘ ‡••‡•Ǥ ‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘‡ƒ•—”‡•Ǥ Š‹Ž‡–Š‡ǯ•”‘Ž‡‹•–‘ ‘•‹†‡”’”‘Œ‡ – ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ• ™‹–Š‹ –Š‡ Žƒ”‰‡” Š‡–ƒ†‹‰‘‹––‡‡‰”ƒ–‡†ƒ™ƒ‹˜‡” ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽˆ”ƒ‡™‘”ǡ–Š‡Šƒ• –‘ †‡ Žƒ”‡ –Š‡ Šƒ‡ ”‡‡ ƒ• Žƒ‹‰‘ –‘ ƒ••‡•• ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ• ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ’‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡ ƒ –—ƒ”› †—‡ –‘ –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘ˆ ˆ‘”‡•–• ƒ† ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡Ǥ  ˆƒ –ǡ ‹– ‹• –Š‡ ƒ˜‹ —„ƒ‹ –‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‹”’‘”– „› ƒ†ƒ–‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡  –‘ ƒ••‡•• ‡˜‡”›  ǤŠ‘—‰Š–Š‹• ‘†‹–‹‘™ƒ•™ƒ‹˜‡† ’”‘’‘•ƒŽ‹•–”‹ – ‘ˆ‘”‹–›™‹–Š‡ –‹‘ ‘ˆˆ–‘ ‹‹‹•‡ –Š‡ ”‹••‘ˆ„‹”†Š‹–•ǡ–Š‡ ʹͻ‘”•—„Ǧ•‡ –‹‘ሺ͸ሻ‘ˆ‡ –‹‘͵ͷ‘ˆ–Š‡ Ǧ ‘—Ž† Šƒ˜‡ †‹”‡ –‡† –Š‡ –ƒ–‡ ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ሺ”‘–‡ –‹‘ሻ  –ǡ ͳͻ͹ʹǡ ™Š‹ Š ‘˜‡”‡– –‘ •‡ —”‡ ƒ‘–Š‡” ƒ”‡ƒǤ •–ƒ–‡•–Šƒ–‘’‡”•‘ ƒ†‡•–”‘›™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ–Š‹•‘’–‹‘™ƒ•‘–‡š’Ž‘”‡†ǡ

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ƒ†‹•–‡ƒ†ƒ”‡•‘Ž˜‡™ƒ• ƒ†‡ –‘ ƒ‡  ‹ˆ ƒ› ‘†‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘• ‹ –Š‡ •—””‘—†‹‰ ƒ‰”‘˜‡ ƒ”‡ƒ• ‘†‹–‹‘•ƒ”‡‡‡†‡†dzǤ ‹Š‘•’‹–ƒ„Ž‡ˆ‘”„‹”†•Ǩ — Š ƒ –‹‘• ƒ† Žƒ‰—ƒ‰‡ ‹†‹ ƒ–‡• –Šƒ– ›‡–‡”–ƒ‹‹‰–Š‡”‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘•‘ˆ–Š‡ –Š‡ Ǧ ‹• ˆ— –‹‘‹‰ –‘ •‡”˜‡   ǡ –Š‡ Ǧ Šƒ• Ž‹–‡”ƒŽŽ› ƒŽŽ‘™‡† ‹†—•–”‹‡•ǡ ƒ† ‹• ‘– ‰‡—‹‡Ž› –Š‡    –‘ ‘˜‡””—Ž‡ ‹–Ǥ  ‹–• ͵ʹ† ‘ ‡”‡†ƒ„‘—–™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡Ǥ ‡‡–‹‰ǡ –Š‡ Ǧ ƒ‰”‡‡† –‘ –Š‡ ‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘ ’Žƒ ’”‘’‘•‡† „›   ƒ†     ǡƒ†‹’‘•‡†–Š‡•ƒ‡‘  ˆ‘”       –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ‘ˆ  Ǧ͵ ƒ†  Ǧ͹Ǥ  Ȁ   ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ –Š‡ ‘‹––‡‡ Šƒ• ƒ‰”‡‡† –‘ –Ž‡ƒ•–ͳͺ’”‘Œ‡ –•™‡”‡‰‹˜‡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ™ƒ‹˜‡ ‘ˆˆ ‹–• ‘™ ‘†‹–‹‘• ƒˆ–‡” –Š‡ ™‹–Š‘—– •‡‡‹‰ ˆ—”–Š‡” ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‘”    ‹’—†‡–Ž› ”‡ˆ—•‡† –‘ ‹’Ž‡‡– ‘†— –‹‰ƒ•‹–‡˜‹•‹–Ǥ ‘–Š‡”™‘”†•ǡ–Š‡ –Š‡Ǥ  Š‡•‡ ‘†‹–‹‘• ‹ Ž—†‡ –Š‡ –ƒ†‹‰ ‘‹––‡‡ ‡˜ƒŽ—ƒ–‡† –Š‡•‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ‘ˆ ‡Ž‡˜ƒ–‡† ‡š’”‡••™ƒ›•ǡ ’”‘Œ‡ –•‹ƒ•Š‘”–•’ƒ‘ˆ–‹‡„ƒ•‡†‘ƒ —†‡”’ƒ••‡•ƒ†—†‡”‰”‘—†–—‡Ž•ˆ‘” „”‹‡ˆ‹‰ „› –Š‡ ‡„‡” ‡ ”‡–ƒ”› ƒ† ƒ ’ƒ”–• ‘ˆ  Ǧ͵ ƒ†  Ǧ͹ ’ƒ••‹‰ –Š”‘—‰Š •Ǥ —”–Š‡”‘”‡ǡ    ƒŽ•‘ †‡ƒ†‡† ƒ††‹–‹‘ƒŽˆ‘”‡•–Žƒ†ˆ‘”–Š‡™‹†‡‹‰‘ˆ  Ǧ͹Ǥ •–‡ƒ† ‘ˆ †‹”‡ –‹‰ –Š‡ •‡” DzŠ‡‹—–‡•‘ˆ–Š‡͵Ͷ–Š ‰‡ › –‘ ‹’Ž‡‡– –Š‡ ‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘ ‡ƒ•—”‡• ‘” ‘’– ˆ‘” ƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‹˜‡ ‡‡–‹‰ƒ‡‹– Ž‡ƒ”–Šƒ––Š‡ ƒŽ‹‰‡–•ǡ –Š‡ Ǧ ‹•–”— –‡†   ’”‹‡ˆ‘ —•‘ˆ–Š‡Ǧ ƒ†–Š‡–‘ ‘†— –•‹–‡˜‹•‹–•ƒŽ‘‰ ™ƒ•–‘ƒ••‡••’”‘Œ‡ –• ‘‹‰ ™‹–Š    ”‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹˜‡• –‘ †”ƒ™ —’ Ǯƒ‰”‡‡ƒ„Ž‡ǯ‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘‡ƒ•—”‡•Ǥ —’™‹–Š‹ƒ†ƒ”‘—†•Ǥ Š‹Ž‡–Š‹•‹•ƒ‹’‘”–ƒ– ˆ–‡” ‰”ƒ–‹‰ “—‹  Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ™‹–Š‘—– ƒ•‹‰ ˆ‘” ƒ††‹–‹‘ƒŽ ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‘” ˆ— –‹‘ǡ‹–•‡‡•Ž‹‡–Š‡‘–Š‡” ‘†— –‹‰ ƒ ƒ •‹–‡ ‹•’‡ –‹‘ǡ –Š‡ ƒ†ƒ–‡•ƒ”‡‰‡––‹‰•‹†‡Ǧ ‹—–‡• ‘ˆ Ǧ Šƒ˜‡ ‡–‹ —Ž‘—•Ž› Ž‹‡†ǤŠ‡‡‡–‹‰˜‡”›„”‹‡ˆŽ› ”‡ ‘”†‡†ˆ‘”͸’”‘Œ‡ –•–Šƒ–Ȃ †‹• —••‡†‘Ž›‘‡ DzŠ‡—•‡”ƒ‰‡ ›•Š‘—Ž†„‡ƒŽŽ‘™‡†–‘ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘‹••—‡Ȃƒ’‡ ‹‡• ‰‘ ƒŠ‡ƒ† ™‹–Š ‘•–”— –‹‘ ™‘” ‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž›ǡƒ†•Š‘—Ž†ƒ’’‡ƒŽ–‘–Š‡ ‡ ‘˜‡”›ŽƒǤ

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—”•‘”› ”‡ƒ†‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ˆ—”‹•Š‡† ’”‘Œ‡ – ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘’”‘„Ž‡•ƒ ”‘••–Š‡ ‘—–”› †‘ —‡–•Ǥ Š‹• ‹†‹ ƒ–‡• ƒ Žƒ  ‘ˆ ƒŽ•‘ ‡ ‡••‹–ƒ–‡• –Šƒ– –Š‡  †‹• —•• •‡”‹‘—•‡•• ‹ ƒ’’”ƒ‹•‹‰ ‹†‹˜‹†—ƒŽ •‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡•‡ ‹••—‡• ‘ ’”‹‘”‹–› ƒ• ’”‘Œ‡ –• ƒ† ‘Ǧƒ†Š‡”‡ ‡ –‘ –Š‡‹” ‰‡†ƒ –‡•Ǥ Š‡ ‹—–‡• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͵Ͷ–Š ƒ†ƒ–‡Ǥ ‡‡–‹‰ƒ‡‹– Ž‡ƒ”–Šƒ––Š‡’”‹‡ˆ‘ —• ‘ˆ –Š‡ Ǧ ™ƒ• –‘ ‘•‹†‡”     †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–ƒŽ’”‘Œ‡ –• ‘‹‰—’™‹–Š‹    Ǧ ƒ†ƒ”‘—†”‘–‡ –‡†”‡ƒ•ǤŠ‹Ž‡–Š‹•‹• ƒ ‹’‘”–ƒ– ˆ— –‹‘ǡ ‹– •‡‡• Ž‹‡ –Š‡ –‹•–Š‡ƒ†ƒ–‡‘ˆ–Š‡–‘’”‘‘–‡ ‘–Š‡” ƒ†ƒ–‡• ƒ”‡ ‰‡––‹‰ •‹†‡ǦŽ‹‡†Ǥ –Š‡ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ‘ˆ Š‡ ‡‡–‹‰ ˜‡”› „”‹‡ˆŽ› †‹• —••‡† ‘Ž› ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ƒ†ˆ‘”‡•–•„›•— Š‡ƒ•—”‡•ƒ•‹– ‘‡ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‹••—‡ Ȃ ƒ ’‡ ‹‡• †‡‡• ˆ‹–Ǥ Š‹• ‹ Ž—†‡• ’”‘‘–‹‘ ƒ† ‡ ‘˜‡”› ŽƒǤ ••—‡• •— Š ƒ• ‘Ǧ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ǡ ƒ†˜‹•‹‰ •–ƒ–‡ ‘’Ž‹ƒ ‡ ‘ˆ —•‡” ƒ‰‡ ‹‡• –‘ ‹’‘•‡† ‰‘˜‡”‡–• ‘ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‡ˆˆ‘”–•ǡ ‘†‹–‹‘•ǡ ‹••—‡• ‘ˆ Š—ƒǦƒ‹ƒŽ ‡ˆˆ‡ –‹˜‡ ‘–”‘Ž ‘ˆ ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ –”ƒ†‡ ƒ† ‘ˆŽ‹ –ǡ ‘””‹†‘” ’”‘–‡ –‹‘ ‡– Ǥ ™‡”‡ ”‡ ‘‡†ƒ–‹‘•‹•‡––‹‰—’”‘–‡ –‡† ‘’Ž‡–‡Ž›‹‰‘”‡†Ǥ ”‡ƒ•Ǥ Š‡ ’”‡˜ƒŽ‡ ‡ ‘ˆ ‘’Ž‡š ‘•‡”˜ƒ”   ERC Journal is an Initiative of the EIA Resource and Response Centre (ERC), The Access Initiative India coalition Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment and aims  to disseminate information on Forest and Environmental Clearance issues. We  invite articles which involve critical analysis of Court judgments, EIA reports and  other related issues.  Address: N-71 LGF, Greater Kailash 1, New Delhi, 110048. www.ercindia.org. For  articles please email: [email protected]

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1*7 ƒ††‹–‹‘–‘–Š‡ ‘’‡•ƒ–‹‘ǡ–Š‡  Žƒ”‹ˆ‹‡†–Šƒ––Š‡’’Ž‹ ƒ–• ‘—Ž†‘–„‡ •ƒ‹† –‘ „‡ Ǯ ‘”— Š‘’’‹‰ǯ ‹ˆ –Š‡› Šƒ† ‡ƒ”Ž‹‡”ƒ’’”‘ƒ Š‡†ƒ†”‡’”‡•‡–‡†–Š‡‹” 83'$7( ‹••—‡• „‡ˆ‘”‡ ƒ ‘‹––‡‡ —†‡” –Š‡ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‘”ǡƒ‹‰ƒ†‘”‹ˆ–Š‡›Šƒ†–ƒ‡–Š‡ •ƒ‡ ˆƒ –• „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ —ƒ ‹‰Š–• ‹•Š‡”ˆ‘Ž•–‘‰‡–•Ǥ ‘‹••‹‘ǡ•‹ ‡–Š‡Œ—”‹•†‹ –‹‘ǡ’‘™‡” ƒ†’”‘ ‡†—”‡‘ˆ‡ƒ Š†‹ˆˆ‡”•Ǥ ͻͷ ”‘”‡•ƒ• ‘’‡•ƒ–‹‘ ˆ‘”†ƒƒ‰‡• ƒ—•‡†„›’‘”– Š‡”‹„—ƒŽƒŽ•‘‘„•‡”˜‡†–Šƒ––Š‡  Šƒ† ƒ—•‡††‡•–”— –‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ‰”‘˜‡• ƒŽƒ˜‹ƒŽ™ƒ”‡ʹ ƒ† †‡‰”ƒ†‡† –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡– „› ”‡ Žƒƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ Žƒ† ƒ† ƒŽ•‘ ƒ—•‡† ‹•Š‡”‡ ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ˜‹ŽŽƒ‰‡• ‹ ”ƒ ƒ† ‘„•–”— –‹‘ ‹ ƒ–—”ƒŽ ƒ˜‹‰ƒ–‹‘ ”‘—–‡ ƒ˜‡Ž ƒŽ—ƒ• ‘ˆ ƒ‹‰ƒ† †‹•–”‹ –•ǡ ™Š‹ Š™ƒ• ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ –‘–Š‡ ˆ‹•Š‡”‡ˆ‘” ƒˆˆ‡ –‡† „› –Š‡ ƒ™ƒŠƒ”ŽƒŽ ‡Š”— ‘”– ˆ‹•Š‹‰Ǥ Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ —•‡† •–”‘‰ ™‘”†• ”—•– ‡š–‡†‹‰ –Š‡ ˆ‘—”–Š „‡”–Š ‹ –Š‡ –‘ ‡š’”‡•• ‹–•†‹•’Ž‡ƒ•—”‡ ‘ˆ–Š‡ •–ƒ†‘ˆ ƒ”‡ƒ‘ˆ‹–•’‘”–ǡˆ‹Ž‡†ƒ ‹˜‹Žƒ –‹‘ ƒ•‡ˆ‘” ǡ •–ƒ–‹‰ –Šƒ– ‹–• „‡Šƒ˜‹‘—” ™ƒ• ‘’‡•ƒ–‹‘ƒ†”‹‰Š–ˆ‘””‡Šƒ„‹Ž‹–ƒ–‹‘ ‘„•–‹ƒ–‡ ƒ† –Šƒ– –Š‡› †‹† ‘– ŠƒŽ– –Š‡ ˆ‘”–Š‡Ž‘••‘ˆŽ‹˜‡Ž‹Š‘‘† ƒ—•‡††—‡–‘–Š‡ ™‘” ƒ† ‘–‹—‡† ”‡ Žƒƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –Ǥ Š‡   Š‡Ž† –Šƒ– ͳ͸͵Ͳ Žƒ†‹•’‹–‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ˜ƒ”‹‘—• ”‡ˆ‡”‡ ‡• –‘ ˆ‹•Š‡”‡ ˆƒ‹Ž‹‡• ™‡”‡ –‘ „‡ –Š‡ †‡•–”— –‹‘ ‘ˆ ƒ‰”‘˜‡•Ǥ Š‡ ‘’‡•ƒ–‡† ˆ‘” –Š‡ ›‡ƒ”Ž› Ž‘•• ‘ˆ †‡•–”— –‹‘ ‘ˆ ƒ‰”‘˜‡• ƒ—•‡† Ž‘•• ‘ˆ ‹ ‘‡Ǥ Š‡   †‹”‡ –‡† –Šƒ–  ǡ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰›ǡ Ž‘•• ‘ˆ ƒ–—”ƒŽ •’ƒ™‹‰ ‘ˆ ˆ‹•Š ƒ† ™‘—Ž†’ƒ›–Š‡ƒ‘—–‘ˆ ƒ†ƒˆˆ‡ –‡†–Š‡ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„‹Ž‹–›‘ˆˆ‹•Š ƒ– ŠǤ ͻͷǡͳͻǡʹͲǡͲͲͲ‹–Š‡ͳͲǣ͹ͲǣʹͲ”ƒ–‹‘ƒ• Š‹•‹–—”ǡƒˆˆ‡ –‡†–Š‡ —•–‘ƒ”›”‹‰Š– ‘’‡•ƒ–‹‘ǤŠ‡”‹„—ƒŽƒŽ•‘†‹”‡ –‡† ‘ˆŽ‹˜‡Ž‹Š‘‘†‘ˆ–Š‡ˆ‹•Š‡”‡ǤŠ‡š’‡”– –Šƒ– –Š‡”‡ ™‘—Ž† „‡ ƒ ’ƒ›‡– ‘ˆ  ‘‹––‡‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒŽ•‘”‡ƒ”‡†–Šƒ– ͷͲǡͲͲǡͲͲͲ ƒ† ”‡•–‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‘•– ˆ‘”

3 reentribunal.gov.in/Writereaddata/Downlo 2 Palavi Talware, lawyer, Legal Initiative for Forest ads/Jt._Appln_No.19.2013._Ramdas_Koli.% and Environment 20dt%2027.2.15%20(WZ).pdf

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†‡•–”— –‹‘ƒ†Ž‘••‘ˆƒ‰”‘˜‡•™ƒ•‹ ‡ƒ‹‰ –‘ ‘‹–‡– –‘ Ǯ•—•–ƒ‹ƒ„Ž‡ ˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡‰‹˜‡–‘ ƒ†™ƒ• †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–Ǥǯ ƒŽ•‘‹˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘Ǥ Š‡”‹„—ƒŽ‘„•‡”˜‡†–Šƒ––Š‡‘ ƒ† Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ ˆ—”–Š‡” ‘„•‡”˜‡† •‡˜‡”ƒŽ –Š‡  Šƒ˜‡ ˆƒ‹Ž‡† –‘ Š‡  ’‡”–‹‡– ’‘‹–• ™‹–Š ”‡•’‡ – –‘ –Š‡ ‘’Ž‹ƒ ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‡“—‹•‹–‡ ‘†‹–‹‘• ƒ•’‡ – ‘ˆ Ž‹‹–ƒ–‹‘Ǥ Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ ƒ† †‹† ‘– ‘†— – •‹–‡ ‹•’‡ –‹‘ ƒ• ‘„•‡”˜‡† –Šƒ– –Š‡ Ǯ ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ ƒ –‹‘ǯ ‘ ‡ –Š‡›•Š‘—Ž†Šƒ˜‡ǡ–Š‡”‡„›‹’‘•‹‰ƒ ‘•– ”—‹‰ǡ –Š‡ ‹– ƒ‘– „‡ •–‘’’‡† ƒ† ‘ˆ ͳǡͲͲǡͲͲͲ‘‡ƒ Š—–Š‘”‹–›Ǥ –Šƒ–‹ ƒ•‡‘ˆ˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘‘ˆŽƒ™•— Šƒ•–Š‡ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ǡ˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘ ‘–‹—‡•‹ˆ–Š‡  ƒ –‹˜‹–› ‹ “—‡•–‹‘ ‘–‹—‡• ™‹–Š‘—– Š‹†”ƒ ‡Ǥ Š—• –Š‡ Ǯ ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ ƒ –‹‘ǯ ‹• ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽŽ‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ‘–‹—‘—• ƒ† ”‡ƒ‹• —ƒ„ƒ–‡†Ǥ Š‡ Ž‹‹–ƒ–‹‘ ˆ‘” Ǯ•— Š †‹•’—–‡ǯ ‘‡ ‡• ˆ‘”†ƒ‹”—ƒ ŠƒŽ ™Š‡ –Š‡ Ǯ ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ ƒ –‹‘ǯ Ǯˆ‹”•– ƒ”‘•‡ǯ ”ƒ†‡•Š—’Š‡Ž† ™Š‡”‡ Ǯˆ‹”•– ƒ”‘•‡ǯ ‡ƒ• –Š‡ –‹‡ ™Š‡ –Š‡ ‘™Ž‡†‰‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹’ƒ –• ‘” ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡‰ƒŽ ƒ† ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘• ™ƒ• ‘„–ƒ‹‡† ƒ† –Š‡ •ƒˆ‡‰—ƒ”†• †‹•”‡‰ƒ”†‡† ‹ ”‡•’‡ –‹˜‡ ‘’‡–‡– —–Š‘”‹–› ˆƒ‹Ž‡† –‘ ƒ –‘‹–Ǥ —’Š‘Ž†‹‰  ‘ˆ ‡™‡Ǧ ‘™‡” ‹”—ƒ ŠƒŽ Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ ‘–‡† –Šƒ–  ‘—‰Š– –‘ Šƒ˜‡ †‘‡ ƒ ‘•–Ǧ„‡‡ˆ‹– ƒƒŽ›•‹• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‡‡–ƒŠƒ”Ͷ ’”‘Œ‡ –’”‹‘”–‘‘„–ƒ‹‹‰ǡ‹ Ž—†‹‰‹ Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ”‡‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ —’Š‡Ž† –Š‡ ‹– –Š‡ ‘•– ‘ˆ ”‡•‡––Ž‡‡– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ˜‹”‘‡–Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ˆ‘”–Š‡ͳ͹ͷͲ ’’Ž‹ ƒ–• ™Š‘ ™‡”‡ ƒ†˜‡”•‡Ž› ƒˆˆ‡ –‡† ‡™‡Ǧ ‘™‡” ›†”‘‡Ž‡ –”‹  ”‘Œ‡ – ‹ „› –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –Ǥ Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ ƒŽ•‘ ‘‡–‡† –Šƒ– –Š‡”‡ ‘—‰Š– –‘ „‡ ƒ ‘Š‹–†‹•–”‹ –ǡ”—ƒ ŠƒŽ”ƒ†‡•ŠǤ •–ƒ†ƒ”†ˆ‘”‹ǦŠ‘—•‡‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ†—‡Ǧ Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ †‹•‹••‡† –Š‡ ƒ’’‡ƒŽ ‹ ƒ †‹Ž‹‰‡ ‡ „› ǤǤǤ• ƒ† –Šƒ– –Š‡   ‘‡ǦŽ‹‡ ‘”†‡”ǡ •–ƒ–‹‰ –Šƒ– Dz–Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ Šƒ† ”‡ ‘‰‹•‡† •— Š ‘”’‘”ƒ–‡ ƒ„•‘Ž—–‡Ž›‘‡”‹–•‘ ƒŽŽ–Š‡ ‰”‘—†•dzǤ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ”‡•’‘•‹„‹Ž‹–›Ǥ Š‡ ‘ƒ”†  ͻʹ ’ƒ‰‡ Dz”‡ƒ•‘‡†dz Œ—•–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ ™ƒ• ‘ˆ‹”‡ –‘”••Š‘—Ž†„‡ƒ†‡ƒ™ƒ”‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ›˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ‘”•ƒ† –Šƒ– –Š‡”‡ •Š‘—Ž† „‡ ƒ ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡ •›•–‡–‘†‡ƒŽ™‹–Š–Š‡•ƒ‡ǡ–‘–”—Ž›‰‹˜‡ 4 Preeta Dhar, lawyer, Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment

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—’Ž‘ƒ†‡†‘–Š‡™‡„•‹–‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒˆ–‡” –Š‹• ’”‘Œ‡ – ™ƒ• †‹• —••‡† ƒ† †‡ǦŽ‹‡† Ͷͷ†ƒ›•Ȃ‹ ‹†‡–ƒŽŽ›•‹‰‡†„›ƒ”‡–‹”‡† ˆ”‘–Š‡„ƒ•‹•–—†›‡šŠ‹„‹–•ƒ –—ƒŽ„‹ƒ•ǡ š’‡”–‡„‡”Ǥ ƒ†‘–Œ—•–”‡ƒ•‘ƒ„Ž‡Ž‹‡Ž‹Š‘‘†‘ˆ„‹ƒ•Ǥ

Š‡Œ—†‰‡–‘–‘Ž›†‹•’Žƒ›•ƒ Žƒ ‘ˆ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ‰‘‹‰ ƒ‰ƒ‹•– ƒ Ž‘‰ Ž‹‡ ‘ˆ ƒ’’”‡ ‹ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡‹••—‡•‘ˆŠ›†”‘‡Ž‡ –”‹  Œ—†‹ ‹ƒŽ’”‡ ‡†‡–ǡ–Š‡ †‹•‹••‡†–Š‹• ’”‘Œ‡ –• ‹ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽŽ› ƒ† —Ž–—”ƒŽŽ› ƒ”‰—‡–‹–Š‡Dzƒ„•‡ ‡‘ˆƒ›ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ• ‹’‘”–ƒ– ”‡‰‹‘•ǡ „—– ƒŽ•‘ —†‡”‹‡• ‘ ”‡ ‘”† –‘ •Š‘™ –Šƒ– ”Ǥ Ǥ „”ƒŠƒ –Š‡Ž‡‰ƒŽƒ†Œ—†‹ ‹ƒŽ•ƒˆ‡‰—ƒ”†•„—‹Ž–‹–‘ Šƒ• ƒ› ‹–‡”‡•– ‘˜‡” –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ƒ† Š‡ –Š‡ ˜‹”‘‡– ’ƒ – ••‡••‡– Šƒ• ‹ˆŽ—‡ ‡† –Š‡ ‘–Š‡” ‡š’‡”– ˆ”ƒ‡™‘”Ǥ ‡„‡”•dzǤ

‘ˆŽ‹ –‘ˆ –‡”‡•– ƒˆ—”–Š‡”Ž‡ƒ’‘ˆŽ‘‰‹ ǡ‹–ƒŽ•‘‰‘‡•‘–‘ •–ƒ–‡ –Šƒ– Dzƒ Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡š’‡”– ‡„‡”• ––Š‡–‹‡–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –™ƒ• ‘•‹†‡”‡†ˆ‘” ™Š‘ ƒ”‡ ™‡ŽŽ “—ƒŽ‹ˆ‹‡† ƒ• ’”‡• ”‹„‡† • ‘’‹‰ǡ–Š‡Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘‘ˆ–Š‡ǡ”Ǥ —†‡”–Š‡‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ƒ”‡‡–‹–Ž‡†–‘–ƒ‡ „”ƒŠƒǡ ™ƒ• ƒ ‹”‡ –‘” ‘ˆ ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ –Š‡‹”˜‹‡™•ǤǤǤŠ‡”‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ–Š‡”‡ ƒ‘–„‡ ’”‘‘–‹‰ ‘’ƒ‹‡• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ƒ› ’”‡•—’–‹‘ –Šƒ–  –Š‡  Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘ ’”‘’‘‡–Ǥ ™‹ŽŽ‹ˆŽ—‡ ‡–Š‡‘–Š‡”‡š’‡”–‡„‡”•dzǤ Š‹• ‘– ‘Ž› —”‡ƒ•‘ƒ„Ž› ’—–• –Š‡  ‹†‡–ƒŽŽ›ǡ ƒ „ƒ•‹ •–—†› ™ƒ• ‹‹–‹ƒ–‡† ‡„‡”•‘ˆ„‡›‘†ƒ›”‡’”‘ƒ Šǡ‹– „› –Š‡ ‘  ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‘Š‹– ”‹˜‡” „ƒ•‹ –‘ ƒŽ•‘ ‘–”ƒ†‹ –• –Š‡   ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ ƒ••‡•• –Š‡ ’‘–‡–‹ƒŽ ‹’ƒ –• ‘ˆ ’”‘’‘•‡† ™Š‹ Š ”‡“—‹”‡• –Š‡ ǮŠƒ‹”’‡”•‘ •ŠƒŽŽ Š›†”‘‡Ž‡ –”‹  ’”‘Œ‡ –• ‘ –Š‡ „ƒ•‹Ǥ ‡†‡ƒ˜‘—” –‘ ”‡ƒ Š ƒ ‘•‡•—• ‹ ‡ƒ Š ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ‘™‡” ‡™‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ™ƒ• †‡Ǧ ƒ•‡ǯǤͷ Ž‹‡†ˆ”‘–Š‡‘Š‹–„ƒ•‹•–—†›Ǥ ƒ†–Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – „‡‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡† ‘ ƒ ‡“—ƒŽ Dz—„•‡“—‡–”‡ –‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘•dz ˆ‘‘–‹‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‘–Š‡” ’”‘Œ‡ –• ‹ –Š‡ „ƒ•‹ǡ‹–‹•Ž‹‡Ž›–Šƒ–‹–ƒ›‘–Šƒ˜‡„‡‡ –•‡˜‡”ƒŽ‹•–ƒ ‡•ǡ–Š‡ Šƒ•‡š —•‡† ”‡ ‘‡†‡†ˆ‘” ‘•–”— –‹‘‹–Š‡ˆ‹”•– ‹””‡‰—Žƒ”‹–‹‡• ƒ– ˜ƒ”‹‘—• •–ƒ‰‡• ‘ˆ   Ȃ ’Žƒ ‡ǡ ‘•‹†‡”‹‰–Š‡ˆƒ ––Šƒ–‹–‹’ƒ –• • ‘’‹‰ǡ ’—„Ž‹  Š‡ƒ”‹‰ ƒ† ƒ’’”ƒ‹•ƒŽ Ȃ –Š‡Žƒ”‰‡•–Ž‡‰–Š‘ˆ–Š‡‘Š‹–”‹˜‡”‹ƒ ‘–Š‡Œ—•–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘–Šƒ–Dz‹ˆ–Š‡”‡™ƒ•ƒ› ‡ ‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽŽ›ƒ† —Ž–—”ƒŽŽ›•‡•‹–‹˜‡œ‘‡Ǥ ‹•–ƒ‡ ‘‹––‡†ǤǤǤ –Š‡”‡ ™ƒ•  Ž‘– ‘ˆ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –™ƒ•†‡ǦŽ‹‡†ˆ”‘ • ‘’‡ˆ‘”‹–Š‡•—„•‡“—‡–‡‡–‹‰• –Š‡‘Š‹–”‹˜‡”„ƒ•‹•–—†›ƒ––Š‡• ‘’‹‰ –‘”‡ –‹ˆ›dzǤ –‡˜‡‰‘‡•‘–‘•–ƒ–‡ǡDz‡˜‡ •–ƒ‰‡ǡ ’”‡ Ž—†‹‰ –Šƒ– ‘ Ž—•‹‘Ǥ Š‡ ’”‡•‡ ‡ ‘ˆ ” „”ƒŠƒ ƒ• –Š‡ Šƒ‹”’‡”•‘‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ––Š‡–‹‡™Š‡ 5 Section 5 Subsection (e) of EIA Notification 2006

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ƒˆ–‡” –Š‡ †‡–ƒ‹Ž‡†  •–—†›ǡ ™Š‹ Š ™ƒ• Dz–Š‘”‘—‰Šdzƒ’’”ƒ‹•ƒŽ’—”’‘”–‡†Ž›†‘‡„› ‘Ž› ƒ ”‡ ‘‡†ƒ”› ሺ•‹ ሻ „‘†›ǡ ‹– ‹• –Š‡Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ–Š‡•–—†‹‡•ƒ•”‡ˆ‡””‡† —Ž–‹ƒ–‡Ž›–Š‡‘ ™Š‹ Š‹•–‘‹••—‡–Š‡ –‘ „› –Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ ™‡”‡ ‡‹–Š‡” ‘–  ™Š‹ Š Šƒ• ‹ ˆƒ – ‹••—‡† –Š‡  ‘ ‘’Ž‡–‡†‘”‹•‘‡‹•–ƒ ‡•ǡ‘–‡˜‡ ‹†‡’‡†‡– ƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ ‹†dzǤ Š‡ ‘‹••‹‘‡† ™Š‡ –Š‡  ƒ’’”ƒ‹•‡† ‹’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‹•‹•–Šƒ–•‹ ‡‡””‘”•ƒ† –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ‹ ʹͲͲͻǤ ‘” ‹•–ƒ ‡ǡ –Š‡ ‹””‡‰—Žƒ”‹–‹‡• ‘—Ž†Šƒ˜‡„‡‡”‡ –‹ˆ‹‡†ƒ–  ”‡’‘”– ‘ ˆŽ‘™ ƒƒŽ›•‹•ǡ ƒŽƒ–‡”•–ƒ‰‡ǡ–Š‡‡–‹”‡’”‘ ‡†—”‡Ž‡ƒ†‹‰ ‹ Ž—†‹‰ –Š‡ ‹’ƒ – ‘ˆ ’‡ƒ‹‰ ’‘™‡”ǡ —’–‘‹–‡‡†‘–„‡ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‡†’”‘’‡”Ž›Ǥ ™ƒ•†ƒ–‡†ʹͲͳͳǤ͹Š‡”‡’‘”–‘–Š‡ˆŽ‘”ƒ ƒ† ˆƒ—ƒ ‘ˆ –Š‡ †‘™•–”‡ƒ •–”‡– Š ‘ˆ ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”Ž› ‹ –Š‡ ‘–‡š– ‘ˆ –Š‡ –Š‡‘Š‹–™ƒ• ‘‹••‹‘‡†‹ʹͲͳͳǤŠ‡ Dz ‘’‹‰dz •–ƒ‰‡ǡ –Š‡   ƒ‡• ƒ ǡ–Š‡”‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ ‘—Ž†‘–Šƒ˜‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡† ’”‘„Ž‡ƒ–‹ ‘„•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘–Šƒ–Dz‘‡ ƒ‘– –Š‡•‡•–—†‹‡•Ǥ •ƒ› –Šƒ– †‡ ‹•‹‘ –ƒ‡ ‹ –Š‡  ‡‡–‹‰†—”‹‰• ‘’‹‰ƒ”‡ˆ‹ƒŽǤdzŠ‹•‹ ‘” –Š‡ †‘™•–”‡ƒ ‹’ƒ – ‘ˆ †‹—”ƒŽ ˆƒ – ”—• ‘–”ƒ”› –‘ –Š‡ ‘  ‹” —Žƒ” ˜ƒ”‹ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ ˆŽ‘™ †—‡ –‘ –Š‡ ’‡ƒ‹‰ ‹••—‡† ‹  –‘„‡”ǡ ʹͲͳͶǡ ™Š‹ Š •–ƒ–‡• ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ –Š‡   Ž‡ƒ”Ž› –Šƒ– ’”‹ƒ”› ‹••—‡• Ž‹‡ •‹–‹‰ ‘ˆ ‘„•‡”˜‡•ǡ –Šƒ– –Š‡ Dz”‹˜‡” ‹• ™‡ŽŽ –Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –‹•–‘„‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡†ƒ––Š‡•–ƒ‰‡ ƒ “—ƒ‹–‡† ™‹–Š ˆŽ‘™ ˜ƒ”‹ƒ„‹Ž‹–› ”ƒ‰‹‰ ‘ˆ• ‘’‹‰ǡƒ†”‡˜‹•‹–‹‰–Š‡‹••—‡‘ˆ–Š‡ ˆ”‘  ʹͲͲ —‡ • –‘ ‘”‡ –Šƒ ͳʹͲͲͲ •‹–‡‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –‰‘‡•Dzƒ‰ƒ‹•––Š‡•’‹”‹– —‡ •dzǤ “—ƒ–‹‰ †‹—”ƒŽ ˜ƒ”‹ƒ–‹‘ ™‹–Š ‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ʹͲͲ͸dzǤ͸ •‡ƒ•‘ƒŽˆŽ‘™˜ƒ”‹ƒ–‹‘”‡ˆŽ‡ –•ƒ•Š‘ ‹‰ Ž‡˜‡Ž‘ˆ‹‰‘”ƒ ‡‘ˆDzš’‡”–dz‡„‡”•Ǥ ‘Ǧ‘•‹†‡”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‹••—‡•„› ‘”–Š‡’—„Ž‹ Š‡ƒ”‹‰ƒ•™‡ŽŽǡ†‡•’‹–‡–Š‡ Š‡ Œ—†‰‡– ”‡ˆŽ‡ –• ƒ Žƒ  ‘ˆ ˆƒ ––Šƒ––Š‡”‡‹•ƒ„•‘Ž—–‡Ž›‘‡–‹‘‘ˆ ƒ’’”‡ ‹ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–‡ Š‹ ƒŽ‹••—‡•ǡƒ•™‡ŽŽƒ• –Š‡‘—– ‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡—„Ž‹  ‡ƒ”‹‰”‘ ‡•• ˆƒ –•Ǥ ‘”ƒ›‹’‘”–ƒ–‹••—‡•”ƒ‹•‡†‹ ‹ –Š‡  ‹—–‡•ǡ –Š‡   ˆ‹†• ‹–•‡Žˆ –Š‡ ƒ’’‡ƒŽ Ȃ Ž‹‡ ‹’ƒ – ‘ –Š‡ •ƒ–‹•ˆ‹‡†„›–Š‡ˆƒ ––Šƒ––Š‡–‡ Š‹ ƒŽ †‘™•–”‡ƒ ƒ”‡ƒ• Ȃ ‹ Ž—†‹‰ ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ ƒ† „‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–›ǡ †ƒ‹Ž› ˆŽ‘™ ˜ƒ”‹ƒ–‹‘•ǡ

‡– Ǥǡ–Š‡†‘‡•‘–‰‹˜‡‹–•‹†‡’‡†‡– 7 Effect of peaking power generation by Siang Lower ‘’‹‹‘Ǥ ƒ–Š‡”ǡ ‹– ”‡Ž‹‡• ‘ –Š‡ HEP, Demwe Lower HEP and Dibang Multipurpose HEP on Dibru-Saikhowa national park, WAPCOS, 2011. Available at http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/ 6 lohit-basin-21112011.pdf http://moef.gov.in/sites/default/files/OM_EAC_SEA C_07_10_2014.pdf

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ƒ•’‡ –•‘ˆŠ‘Ž†‹‰–Š‡’—„Ž‹ Š‡ƒ”‹‰™‡”‡ ‡‡–‹‰•‘ˆ–Š‡–‘ ‘‡–‘–Š‡ ‡–Ǥ – ‘˜‡”Ž‘‘• ‡–‹”‡Ž› –Šƒ– –Š‡   ‘ Ž—•‹‘–Šƒ–Dz–Š‡”‡Šƒ•„‡‡–‘–ƒŽ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ ƒ†ƒ–‘”‹Ž› ”‡“—‹”‡• ƒ ƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‹†dz„›‡š’‡”–‡„‡”• †‡–ƒ‹Ž‡† • ”—–‹› ‘ˆ –Š‡ Dz‘—– ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ–˜ƒ”‹‘—••–ƒ‰‡•Ǥ –ˆ—”–Š‡”’ƒ˜‡•–Š‡™ƒ› ’—„Ž‹  ‘•—Ž–ƒ–‹‘• ‹ Ž—†‹‰ ’—„Ž‹  ˆ‘”ƒ”„‹–”ƒ”›ƒ†—„”‹†Ž‡†‡š‡” ‹•‡‘ˆ Š‡ƒ”‹‰ ’”‘ ‡‡†‹‰•dz ƒ– –Š‡ •–ƒ‰‡ ‘ˆ ’‘™‡”„›•— Š„‘†‹‡•Ǥ ’’”ƒ‹•ƒŽǤ  ‘†—–›–‘‰‹˜‡”‡ƒ•‘• ”‹†‰‡–‘„‡ ‘˜‡”‡†—†‡” ‡”Šƒ’•–Š‡‘•–†ƒƒ‰‹‰ƒ•’‡ –‘ˆ–Š‡ Œ—†‰‡–‹•–Š‡ ‘ Ž—•‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡  –Š‡ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ǡʹͲͲ͸ –Šƒ––Š‡Šƒ•‘‘„Ž‹‰ƒ–‹‘–‘‰‹˜‡ ”‡ƒ•‘•ȀŒ—•–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘•ƒ††”‡••‹‰‹••—‡• ƒ‡ƒƒ—” ”ƒ‹•‡†‹ ƒ•‡ƒ˜‹”‘‡–Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ DzŠ‡–Š‡”ǡ ‘•–”— –‹‰ ƒ Ǯ„”‹†‰‡ǯ ƒ ”‘•• ‹•‰”ƒ–‡†Ǥ ‘”†‹‰–‘–Š‹• ƒ—ƒ‹•ƒǮ’”‘Œ‡ –ǯ‘”Ǯƒ –‹˜‹–›ǯ–Šƒ–•ŠƒŽŽ ‹–‡”’”‡–ƒ–‹‘ǡDz‡š ‡’–‹’‘•‹‰ ”‡“—‹”‡ ’”‹‘” ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ‘†‹–‹‘•–‘•ƒˆ‡‰—ƒ”†‡˜‹”‘‡–ǥ ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‡‰—Žƒ–‘”› —–Š‘”‹–›ǡ –Š‡”‡‹•‘‡ ‡••‹–›‘–Š‡’ƒ”–‘ˆ ’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ”Ž› ™‹–Š ”‡ˆ‡”‡ ‡ –‘ –”› ͺሺƒሻ ”‡‰—Žƒ–‘”›ƒ—–Š‘”‹–›–‘‰‹˜‡ƒ›‘–Š‡” ƒ†Ȁ ‘” ͺሺ„ሻ ‘ˆ –Š‡  Š‡†—Ž‡ –‘ –Š‡ ”‡ƒ•‘ˆ‘”‡˜‡”›ƒ•’‡ –‘ˆ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ‡‰—Žƒ–‹‘•ǡ ”‡ ‘‡†ƒ–‹‘•‘ˆ„—–‹–‹•‘Ž›‹ ʹͲͲ͸ǫdz –Š‡ ƒ•‡•‘ˆ”‡Œ‡ –‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘’‘•ƒŽ–Š‡ ”‡ƒ•‘•—•–„‡‰‹˜‡„›‘ ™Š‡–Š‡” ‹–‹•”‡Œ‡ –‹‰–Š‡”‡ ‘‡†ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘”‘–Š‡”™‹•‡dzǤ 

•‡Ž‡ –‹˜‡ƒ†‹•Ž‡ƒ†‹‰‹–‡”’”‡–ƒ–‹‘ DzŠ‡Ž‡‰‹•Žƒ–—”‡Šƒ•Ž‡ˆ–‘–Š‹‰ ‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ǡʹͲͲ͸ƒ•†‘‡‹ –‘–Š‡‹ƒ‰‹ƒ–‹‘ƒ†Šƒ• –Š‹• ƒ•‡ǡ–ƒ‡•ƒ™ƒ›–Š‡„ƒ•‹  Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ‘ˆƒ†‹‹•–”ƒ–‹˜‡Žƒ™–‘•ƒˆ‡‰—ƒ”†ƒ‰ƒ‹•– ™‘”†‡†–Š‡–”›ͺሺ„ሻ™‹†‡Ž›•‘ ƒ”„‹–”ƒ”›ƒ –‹‘•‘ˆ’—„Ž‹ ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡•Ǥ ƒ•–‘ ‘˜‡”™‹–Š‹‹–•ƒ„‹– ˆˆ‡ –‹˜‡Ž›ǡƒ•ƒŽ‘‰‹ ƒŽ‡š–‡•‹‘‘ˆ•— Šƒ ‡˜‡”›ˆƒ ‡–‘ˆ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒ• ‘ Ž—•‹‘ǡ‘Dz‹—–‡•dzƒ”‡”‡“—‹”‡†–‘ „‡ƒ‹–ƒ‹‡†‹–Š‡ˆ‹”•–’Žƒ ‡Ǥ ‘–‡’Žƒ–‡†—†‡”‡ –‹‘ ʹሺƒሻ‘ˆ–Š‡ –‘ˆͳͻͺ͸Ǥdz Š‹•‹•‹”‘‹ ƒŽ„‡ ƒ—•‡–Š‡ Šƒ• ‡š–‡•‹˜‡Ž›”‡ˆ‡””‡†–‘–Š‡‹—–‡•‘ˆ–Š‡

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”‹†‰‡—†‡”ͺሺ„ሻ‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ǡ ʹͲͲ͸ Dz–”›ͺሺ„ሻ–ƒŽ•„‘–Š‘ˆ ‘™•Š‹’ƒ†”‡ƒ Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ †‡ˆ‹‡† „”‹†‰‡ ƒ• Dzƒ •–”— –—”‡–Šƒ– ‘‡ –•ƒ›–™‘‡†•ǡˆ‘” ‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–”‘Œ‡ –•Ǥ‡•‹†‡• ˜ƒ”‹‘—• ƒ –‹˜‹–‹‡•ǥ ƒ† ‹• ‹–‡†‡† –‘ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‹‰–‘™•Š‹’ǡ ’”‘˜‹†‡ ˆ‘” ƒ–—”ƒŽ ‘” ƒ”–‹ˆ‹ ‹ƒŽ Ž‹ ˆ‘” †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ”‡ƒ•‹• ‘—–ƒ–‹‘Ǥdz‘‹–‹‰‘—–Š‘™ƒ„”‹†‰‡ ƒŽ•‘ ‘–‡’Žƒ–‡†ƒ•ƒ ƒ ‡˜‡” „‡ •–ƒ†ǦƒŽ‘‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ƒ† ™‘—Ž†ƒŽ™ƒ›•„‡ƒ’ƒ”–‘ˆƒ„‹‰‰‡”’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ ƒ –‹˜‹–›ˆ‘”„‹‰‰‡”’”‘Œ‡ –•Ǥdz ƒ –‹˜‹–› ‘” †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–ǡ –Š‡ „‡ Š ‡š’Žƒ‹‡† –Šƒ– ƒ• –Š‡ •‹‰ƒ–—”‡ „”‹†‰‡ ‘˜‡”‹˜‡”ƒ—ƒƒ‹•ƒ– ‘‡ –‹‰–Š‡ ‡ƒ•–‡” ƒ† ™‡•–‡” ‡†• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹–› ‘ˆ Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ”‡‡ ”‹„—ƒŽǡ ƒˆ–‡” ‡ŽŠ‹ƒ†–‘‡•—”‡•‘‘–ŠˆŽ‘™‘ˆ–”ƒˆˆ‹ Ǧ ‘ˆ”‘–‹‰ –Š‹• “—‡•–‹‘Ǧ‘ˆǦŽƒ™ǡ ‹ ‹– ™‹ŽŽ „‡ ƒ ”‡ƒ ‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ’”‘Œ‡ – ‹”ƒ– —ƒ” ‘‰ƒ† ˜Ǥ ‡ŽŠ‹ ‘—”‹• ƒ† Š‡ ‡ǡ ˆƒŽŽ ™‹–Š‹ –”› ͺሺ„ሻ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ͺ ƒ† ”ƒ•’‘”–ƒ–‹‘ ‘”’‘”ƒ–‹‘ Ƭ ”•   ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ǡʹͲͲ͸Ǥ Š‡Ž†–Šƒ–ǡDz–Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘‘ˆƒǮ„”‹†‰‡ǯ‘” •‹‹Žƒ”ƒ –‹˜‹–› ‘˜‡”‹‰ƒ„—‹Ž†Ǧ—’ƒ”‡ƒ൒ Š‡ „‡ Š •—’’‘”–‡† ‹–• ‡š’Žƒƒ–‹‘ „› ͳǡ ͷͲǡͲͲͲ •“Ǥ –”•Ǥ ƒ†Ȁ‘” ‘˜‡”‹‰ ƒ ‹–‹‰ Žƒ†ƒ” Œ—†‰‡–•ǡ Ž‹‡ Š‡ ƒ”‡ƒ ‘ˆ ൒ Š‡ –ƒ”‡•ǡ ™‘—Ž† „‡ ‘˜‡”‡† —–Š‘”‹•‡†ˆˆ‹ ‡”ǡŠƒŒƒ˜—”ƒ†”Ǥ•Ǥ —†‡” –”› ͺሺ„ሻ ‘ˆ –Š‡  Š‡†—Ž‡ –‘ –Š‡ ƒ‰ƒƒ–Šƒ ›ƒ” ƒ† ”• ͻ ƒ† –Š‡ ‡‰—Žƒ–‹‘•‘ˆʹͲͲ͸Ǥdz ‡ —”‹–‹‡•ƒ†š Šƒ‰‡‘ƒ”†‘ˆ †‹ƒ˜Ǥ Œƒ›‰ƒ”™ƒŽǡͳͲ„‘–Š‘ˆ™Š‹ ŠŠ‹‰ŠŽ‹‰Š–‡† Š‡ ƒ––‡”ǡ †‡ƒŽ‹‰ ™‹–Š ‘Ǧ –Š‡‡‡†–‘‹–‡”’”‡–Žƒ™•‹ˆ—”–Š‡”ƒ ‡ ‹’Ž‡‡–ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ ‘ˆ‹–•’—”’‘•‡Ǥ ʹͲͲ͸ǡ ‘ ‡”‡† ‹–•‡Žˆ ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ‘ˆ ƒ Ǯ‹‰ƒ–—”‡Ǧ”‹†‰‡ǯ ‘Ǧƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‹†„›–Š‡”‡‰—Žƒ–‘”› ƒ ”‘••–Š‡‹˜‡”ƒ—ƒƒ–ƒœ‹”ƒ„ƒ†‹ ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡•Ǧ‹‰‘”‡† ‡ŽŠ‹ǡ ™Š‹ Š Šƒ† ‘‡ ‡† ™‹–Š‘—– ‘„–ƒ‹‹‰ƒ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽŽ‡ƒ”ƒ ‡Ǥ Š‡ „‡ Š ƒŽ•‘ –‘‘ ƒ ‘–‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹ƒ†˜‡”–‡ › ƒ† †‡ˆ‹ ‹‡ › •Š‘™ ƒ•‡†  

9 (1979) 3 SCC 466

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™‹ŽŽ„‡”‡“—‹”‡†ǤdzŠ‡‘–Š‡””‡‰—Žƒ–‘”•ǡ‹Ǥ‡Ǥ –Š‡ ‡ŽŠ‹ ‘ŽŽ—–‹‘ ‘–”‘Ž ‘‹––‡‡ Dz•‘ˆ–‘†ƒ›ǡ‘”‡–ŠƒͺͲ ሺሻ ƒ† –Š‡  ‘ˆ ‡ŽŠ‹ǡ –‘‘ǡ ’‡” ‡–‘ˆ–Š‡„”‹†‰‡Šƒ• ƒ‹–ƒ‹‡† –Š‹• •–ƒ†Ǥ Š‡•‡ ”‡‰—Žƒ–‘”› ƒŽ”‡ƒ†›„‡‡ ‘’Ž‡–‡†Ǥ —‰‡ ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡•ǯ ‹†‹ˆˆ‡”‡ ‡ ƒ† ‡‰Ž‹‰‡ ‡ Ž‡† –‘ ͺͲ ’‡” ‡– ‘’Ž‡–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’—„Ž‹ ˆ—†•Šƒ˜‡„‡‡•’‡–‘ ’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ ™‹–Š‘—– ƒ› ƒ’’”ƒ‹•ƒŽ ‘” •–—†› –Š‹•’”‘Œ‡ –Ǥ –‹•‹–‡†‡†–‘ „‡‹‰ ‘†— –‡† ‘ –Š‡ ’‘••‹„Ž‡ ƒ†˜‡”•‡ •‡”˜‡’—„Ž‹ ’—”’‘•‡ƒ†‹•‹ ‡ˆˆ‡ –•‘ˆ–Š‡„”‹†‰‡Ǥ ’—„Ž‹ ‹–‡”‡•–ǡƒ‡Ž›ˆ”‡‡ƒ† ‡•’‹–‡‘–‹‰–Š‡‰”ƒ˜‹–›‘ˆ–Š‡•‹–—ƒ–‹‘ ˆƒ•–ˆŽ‘™‘ˆ–”ƒˆˆ‹ „‡–™‡‡‡ƒ•– ƒ† •‡•‹–‹˜‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‡ œ‘‡ǡ –Š‡ „‡ Š ”‡ƒ‹‡† •‹Ž‡– ‘ –Š‡ ‹ ‘’‡–‡ ‡ ‘ˆ ƒ†™‡•–‡ŽŠ‹Ǥ’’ƒ”‡–Ž›™‡ –Š‡‘ Ƭǡ–Š‡ƒ†–Š‡‘ˆ ƒ‘–ƒ––”‹„—–‡ƒ›ˆƒ—Ž–‘” ‡ŽŠ‹Ǥ „”‡ƒ Š‘ˆŽ‡‰ƒŽ†—–›–‘–Š‡ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ Ǧ ’”‡˜‡–‹˜‡ ”‘Œ‡ –”‘’‘‡–Ǥ‡†‘‘– ‡ƒ•—”‡‘”ƒ‡”‡’”‘ ‡†—”ƒŽ•–‡’ǫ –Š‹‹–‹•ƒ ƒ•‡™Š‡”‡™‡ Š‹•Œ—†‰‡–‘†‘—„–„”‘—‰Š– Žƒ”‹–›–‘ •Š‘—Ž†‡‹–Š‡”†‹”‡ –•–‘’’ƒ‰‡‘ˆ –Š‡ • ‘’‡ ‘ˆ –”› ͺሺ„ሻ ‘ˆ –Š‡   ’”‘Œ‡ –™‘”‘”†‹”‡ – ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ǡ ʹͲͲ͸Ǣ „—–ǡ ƒ• ”‡‰ƒ”† –‘ –Š‡ †‡‘Ž‹–‹‘–Š‡”‡‘ˆǤdz ’”‡•‡– ‹‰ƒ–—”‡ ”‹†‰‡ǡ ‹– ƒ†‡ Ǯ’”‹‘” ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ǯ Œ—•– ƒ ‡”‡ ’”‘ ‡†—”ƒŽ•–‡’Ǥ

„› –Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡• ”‡‰—Žƒ–‹‰ Š‡ ’’Ž‹ ƒ–ǯ• ƒ’’”‡Š‡•‹‘ ”‡‰ƒ”†‹‰ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ’‡”‹–• Ǧ –Š‡ ƒ –‹‰ –Š‡ ‹‰ƒ–—”‡Ǧ„”‹†‰‡ •–‡‡† ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‰—ƒ”†‹ƒ•ˆ‘”‘—”‡˜‹”‘‡–Ǥ ˆƒ – –Šƒ– –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ œ‘‡ „‘”‡ •’‡ ‹ƒŽ Šƒ”ƒ –‡”‹•–‹ • ‘ˆ „‡‹‰ ƒ ‡ ‘Ǧ Š‡„‡ Š’‘‹–‡†‘—––Šƒ––Š‡’”‘’‘‡– •‡•‹–‹˜‡ ƒ”‡ƒǤ DzŠ‡ ”‡ƒ Š ˆ”‘ ‘ˆ–Š‡‹‰ƒ–—”‡”‹†‰‡‹Ǥ‡Ǥ‡ŽŠ‹‘—”‹• ƒœ‹”ƒ„ƒ† „ƒ””ƒ‰‡ –‘ ŠŽƒ „ƒ””ƒ‰‡ ‹• ƒ† ”ƒ•’‘”–ƒ–‹‘ ‘”’‘”ƒ–‹‘ǡ †‹† Ͷ͹ͲͲŠ‡ –ƒ”‡•ǥŠ‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ’’Ž› ˆ‘” ƒ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ‹– ™ƒ• –Š‡ ‹‹•–”› ‘ˆ „”‹†‰‡ ‹• Ž‹‡Ž› –‘ ‹’ƒ – ‹˜‡” ƒ—ƒ ˜‹”‘‡–ǡ ‘”‡•–ƒ†Ž‹ƒ–‡Šƒ‰‡ǡ ƒ† ”‹˜‡” Š›†”‘Ž‘‰› ƒ†˜‡”•‡Ž›Ǥdz • ƒ ™Š‹ Š •–ƒ–‡† –Šƒ–ǡ Dz„”‹†‰‡• ƒ”‡ ‘– ”‡•—Ž–ǡ ‹– „‡ ƒ‡ ƒŽŽ –Š‡ ‘”‡ ‹’‘”–ƒ– ‘˜‡”‡†—†‡”–Š‡ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ǡʹͲͲ͸Ǣ –Šƒ– ’”‹‘” ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ƒ† Š‡ ‡ǡ ‘ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡

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•Š‘—Ž† Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ‘„–ƒ‹‡†ǡ ’”‹‘” –‘ –Š‡ •‘‡–Š‹‰ –Šƒ– ƒ‘– „‡ †‡–‡”‹‡† •–ƒ”–‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –Ǥ ™‹–Š‹ •— Š ƒ •Š‘”– •’ƒ ‘ˆ –‹‡Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ –Š‡ Žƒ”‹–› ’”‘˜‹†‡† „› –Š‡ Dz› †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ’”‘Œ‡ – ‘” ƒ –‹˜‹–› ”‹„—ƒŽ ‘ –”› ͺሺ„ሻ ™‹ŽŽ ‡•—”‡ –Šƒ– —’‘ƒˆŽ‘‘†’Žƒ‹ǡ”‹˜‡”„ƒ‘”ƒ ”‘•• Š‡ ‡ˆ‘”–Š ‘ „”‹†‰‡ǡ ˆƒŽŽ‹‰ —†‡” –Š‹• –Š‡”‹˜‡”‹•„‘—†–‘Šƒ˜‡•‘‡‹’ƒ – ƒ–‡‰‘”›ǡ ‹• ‘•–”— –‡† ™‹–Š‘—– —’‘ –Š‡ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰› ƒ† „‹‘Ǧ†‹˜‡”•‹–› ‘ˆ ‘†— –‹‰ ƒ ’”‘’‡” ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ –Š‡”‹˜‡”Ǥ –‹•ƒ‡•–ƒ„Ž‹•Š‡†ˆƒ ––Šƒ– ’ƒ – ••‡••‡– ƒ† •—„•‡“—‡–Ž› •— Š ’”‘Œ‡ –•ǡ ™Š‡–Š‡” ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ ƒ––ƒ‹‹‰ƒ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽŽ‡ƒ”ƒ ‡Ǥ ‘’”‡Š‡•‹˜‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–ƒŽ ƒ –‹˜‹–› ‘” ‹†‡’‡†‡–Ž›ǡ ™‘—Ž† ƒ””‘™ –Š‡  ™ƒ–‡” ‘—”•‡‘”‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽˆŽ‘™‘ˆ –Š‡”‹˜‡”Ǥdz ‡™’”‘ ‡†—”‡ˆ‘” ‘”‡•– ‡•’‹–‡ ƒ‹‰ –Š‡ ƒ„‘˜‡Ǧ‘„•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ǡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ˆ‘”‹‡ƒ” ƒ† ‹–‹‰ –Š‡ Žƒ†ƒ” Œ—†‰‡– ‹ ŠŽƒ ‹”† ƒ –—ƒ”› ͳͳ ƒ––‡”ǡ ™Š‹ Š ”‘Œ‡ –•ƒ’’”‘˜‡†„›  Š‡Ž†–Šƒ–ƒ‡”‡ƒ„•‡ ‡‘ˆŽƒ™ ƒ‘–„‡

ƒ‰”‘—†ˆ‘”†‡‰”ƒ†‹‰–Š‡‡˜‹”‘‡–Ǣ Ǧ  ‘”†‡”•–Š‡•ƒ‹†•ƒ”‡–‘„‡ –Š‡„‡ Š‰ƒ˜‡–Š‡ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰†‹”‡ –‹‘ǣ ”‡ƒ†ƒŽ‘‰™‹–Š–Š‡ƒˆˆ‹†ƒ˜‹–ˆ‹Ž‡† „›‘ Ƭ‹–• —†‰‡‡– DzŠ‘—‰Š –Š‡ ƒŒ‘” ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – Šƒ•ƒŽ”‡ƒ†›„‡‡ ‘’Ž‡–‡†ǡ™‡†‘‘– —•Š’ ƒ‹ †‹”‡ – †‡‘Ž‹–‹‘ –Š‡”‡‘ˆ ‹ ’—„Ž‹   ‹Ž‹† ƒ”‹™ƒƒ Ƭ ” ˜Ǥ ‹‘ ‘ˆ ‹–‡”‡•–Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ™‡ †‹”‡ –   –‘ †‹ƒሾ”‹‰‹ƒŽ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‘Ǥͷʹ‘ˆʹͲͳͷǡ ’—–•— Š–‡”•ƒ† ‘†‹–‹‘• ƒ• ƒ› ”†‡” †ƒ–‡† ͳ͵Ǥ͵ǤʹͲͳͷሿ ‹••—‡ ™ƒ• ”ƒ‹•‡† „‡ ‡ ‡••ƒ”› –‘ ‡•—”‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ ™‹–Š ”‡‰ƒ”† –‘ ‘ˆˆ‹ ‡ ‡‘”ƒ†—• ‘ ƒ†˜‡”•‡ ‹’ƒ –• ‘ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ǡ ሺሻȀ ‹” —Žƒ”•‘ˆ‘ †ƒ–‡†ͺǤͺǤʹͲͳͶ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰›ǡ „‹‘Ǧ†‹˜‡”•‹–› ƒ† ƒ†ͳͷǤͳǤʹͲͳͷ–Š”‘—‰Š™Š‹ Š–Š‡’”‘ ‡•• ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ˆŽ‘™ ‘ˆ ‹˜‡” ƒ—ƒ ˆ‘” ‘„–ƒ‹‹‰ ˆ‘”‡•– Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ —†‡” ƒ†‹–•ˆŽ‘‘†’Žƒ‹•Ǥdz ‡ –‹‘ʹ‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘”‡•–ሺ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ሻƒ –ǡ Š‡–Š‡” –Š‹• †‹”‡ –‹‘ –‘   ™‹ŽŽ ͳͻͺͲ ˆ‘” Ž‹‡ƒ” ‹–”—•‹‘ ’”‘Œ‡ –• Šƒ• ‡•—”‡’”‘–‡ –‹‘‘ˆ‹˜‡”ƒ—ƒƒ†‹–• „‡‡ †‹Ž—–‡†Ǥ Š‡ ‘—‹ ƒ–‹‘• ˆŽ‘‘†’Žƒ‹•ǡˆ”‘–Š‡‹‰ƒ–—”‡”‹†‰‡ǡ‹• ƒŽŽ‘™‡† ™‘” ’‡”‹– ƒ† ’‡”‹••‹‘ ˆ‘” ˆ‡ŽŽ‹‰‘ˆ–”‡‡•–‘„‡‹••—‡†™‹–Š‘—––ƒ‰‡ ƒ† ‹ƒŽ’’”‘˜ƒŽǤ

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Š‡–ƒ–‡ ‘˜‡”‡–‹•‘Ž›”‡“—‹”‡†–‘ ƒ› ƒ‡”  ™Šƒ–•‘‡˜‡”  —Ž‡••  ƒ •‡‡–Š‡ ‹ƒŽŽ‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ˆ”‘–Š‡‡–”ƒŽ ‘”†‡”  Šƒ•  „‡‡  ’ƒ••‡† „›  –Š‡ ‘˜‡”‡– ™‹–Š‹ ƒ ’‡”‹‘† ‘– ‘’‡–‡–  ƒ—–Š‘”‹–›  ‘ˆ  –Šƒ–  –ƒ–‡ ‡š ‡‡†‹‰ ˆ‹˜‡ ›‡ƒ”•ǡ †—”‹‰ ™Š‹ Š –‹‡ ‘˜‡”‡– ƒ†  ’—–  ‹–  ‹  –Š‡  ’—„Ž‹  ˆ‡ŽŽ‹‰ ‘ˆ –”‡‡• ƒ† ‘•–”— –‹‘ ƒ› „‡ †‘ƒ‹„›’—––‹‰‹–‘‹–•™‡„•‹–‡ƒ† †‘‡ ‹””‡•’‡ –‹˜‡ ‘ˆ ‰”ƒ– ‘ˆ •— Š ‹ƒŽ ‘’Ž›‹‰™‹–Š–Š‡‘–Š‡””‡“—‹”‡‡–•‹ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ˆ”‘–Š‡‡–”ƒŽ ‘˜‡”‡–Ǥ ƒ ‘”†ƒ ‡™‹–ŠŽƒ™Ǥ

Š‡ ’”‹ƒ”› ‹••—‡• ‹ –Š‡ ƒ•‡ ™‡”‡ Ǯ Ǥ•–Š‡Žƒ™Šƒ•ƒŽ”‡ƒ†›„‡‡•–ƒ–‡† ™Š‡–Š‡” –Š‡ • ™‡”‡ ‹ ˜‹‘Žƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ „›–Š‡”‹„—ƒŽ–Šƒ–‹–‹•‘Ž›ƒ”†‡” ‡ –‹‘ ʹ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘”‡•– ሺ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ሻ ’ƒ••‡† —†‡” ‡ –‹‘ ʹ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘”‡•–  –ǡͳͻͺͲƒ†™Š‡–Š‡”–Š‡•ƒ”‡„‘—† ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘   –ǡ  ͳͻͺͲ  –Šƒ–  ‹• –‘ ƒ†˜‡”•‡Ž› ƒˆˆ‡ – –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– ‘ˆ ƒ’’‡ƒŽ ƒ• ƒ’’‡ƒŽƒ„Ž‡—†‡”‡ –‹‘ͳ͸‘ˆ–Š‡  ‘–‡’Žƒ–‡† –‘ ƒ ƒ‰‰”‹‡˜‡† ’‡”•‘  –ǡ™‡ †‹”‡ ––Šƒ–’’‡ƒŽ• ™‘—Ž†Ž‹‡ —†‡” ‡ –‹‘ ͳ͸ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ”‡‡ ƒ‰ƒ‹•–•— Š”†‡”•–‘ƒ˜‘‹††‹ˆˆ‹ —Ž–› ”‹„—ƒŽ –ǡʹͲͳͲǤ –‘ƒ›Ž‹–‹‰ƒ–Ȁƒ‰‰”‹‡˜‡†’‡”•‘ˆ”‘ ƒ’’”‘ƒ Š‹‰ –Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ ‹ ƒ ‘”†ƒ ‡ —”‹‰ –Š‡ ‘—”•‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ Š‡ƒ”‹‰ǡ ƒ ™‹–ŠŽƒ™Ǥǯ ƒˆˆ‹†ƒ˜‹– ™ƒ• ˆ‹Ž‡† „› ‘ Ǥ  ‹‹•–”› ƒ‰”‡‡†–Šƒ–Ǯ–Š‡”‡‹•Ž‡‰ƒŽŽƒ —ƒ‹–Š‡ —†‰‡‡–‹•ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ƒ–ǣ •ƒ‹† ‘—‹ ƒ–‹‘•‹••—‡†„›‹–„—–‹ Š––’ǣȀȀ™™™Ǥ‰”‡‡–”‹„—ƒŽǤ‰‘˜Ǥ‹Ȁ”‹–‡” ˜‹‡™‘ˆ–Š‡ˆˆ‹†ƒ˜‹––Š‡•ƒ‹†Žƒ —ƒƒ† ‡ƒ††ƒ–ƒȀ‘™Ž‘ƒ†•ȀͷʹǦʹͲͳͷሺǦ –Š‡ ‰ƒ’• •–ƒ† ˆ—ŽŽ› •ƒ–‹•ˆ‹‡†Ǥǯ   ™ƒ• ሻͳ͵Ǧ͵ǦʹͲͳͷǤ’†ˆ ‘– ‡–‹”‡Ž› •ƒ–‹•ˆ‹‡† ƒ† •ƒ‹†ǡ Ǯ –  ‹• ‘””‡ ––Šƒ––Š‹•ˆˆ‹†ƒ˜‹–”‡‡†‹‡•–Š‡  Ž‡‰ƒŽ‡””‘”‹–Š‡„—–‘––‘–Š‡ ‡–‹”‡ ‡š–‡–Ǥǯ Š—•ǡ   ‰ƒ˜‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰  †‹”‡ –‹‘•ǣ

ǮƒǤ  Š‡    ‹••—‡†  „›  ‘   ™‹ŽŽ  „‡  ‰‹˜‡‡ˆˆ‡ ––‘”‡ƒ†™‹–Š–Š‡ˆˆ‹†ƒ˜‹– „—–  ‘Ž›  ƒ†  ‘Ž›  •—„Œ‡ –  –‘  –Š‡  †‹”‡ –‹‘• ‘–ƒ‹‡†‹–Š‹• —†‰‡–Ǥ

Ǯ„Ǥ‘‘Ǧˆ‘”‡•–ƒ –‹˜‹–›‹–Š‡ ‘”‡•–  ”‡ƒ–Šƒ–‹• ‘˜‡”‡†—†‡”‡ –‹‘ʹ‘ˆ –Š‡  ‘”‡•–  ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘  –ǡ  ͳͻͺͲ ™‘—Ž†„‡’‡”‹––‡†ƒ† ƒ””‹‡†‘‹

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Š‡—’”‡‡‘—”–—’Š‘Ž†• ƒ–‡‰‘”› Ǯǯ ’”‘Œ‡ –Ǥ Š‡   ‘–‡† –Šƒ– –Š‡ ƒŽŽ ƒ†ƒ–‘”› ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡• ƒ†  †‡ ‹•‹‘–‘ ƒ ‡Ž ‰—‹†‡Ž‹‡• ‘ˆ –Š‡   ’”‘ ‡•• ™‡”‡ ˆ‘””ƒ—Žƒ‹”’‘”– ˜‹‘Žƒ–‡†ǡ”‹‰Š–ˆ”‘ ‘” ƒŽ‘‰™‹–Š–Š‡ ƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘ ˆ‘” ǡ –‘ –Š‡ ˆƒ—Ž–›   ƒ•  ™‡ŽŽƒ•’—„Ž‹ Š‡ƒ”‹‰ƒ†–Š‡•—„•‡“—‡– ƒŽƒ˜‹ƒŽ™ƒ”‡ͳʹ ‰”ƒ–‘ˆ™‹–Š‘—–ƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‹†‘”  ™‹–Š †—‡ †‹Ž‹‰‡ ‡Ǥ Š‡   ‡˜‡ Š‡Š‡ƒ‹‡ Š‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ”‡‡ ‘„•‡”˜‡† –Šƒ– Dz ‘†‹–‹‘•dz ‹–‡† ‰‹˜‡ ‹ ”‹„—ƒŽŠƒ†“—ƒ•Š‡†–Š‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ –Š‡™‡”‡Dz‘’›ƒ†ƒ•–‡dzˆ”‘•‘‡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡–‘Ȁ•Ǥ ”ƒ—Žƒ‹”‘”– ‘–Š‡”’”‘Œ‡ –•ǡ™‹–Š‘—–ƒ›ƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ –†Ǥǡ ˆ‘” •‡––‹‰ —’ ƒ ƒ‹”’‘”– ƒ– ‹† ƒ† Ǯ‘Ǧ˜‡”‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ǯ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒŽŽƒ’’—œŠƒ••‡””›ǡ ”ƒ—Žƒ ƒ† †‘ —‡–’”‡•‡–‡†„‡ˆ‘”‡‹–Ǥ ‹†ƒ‰ƒ—” ˜‹ŽŽƒ‰‡• ‡”ƒŽƒǡ ™Š‹ Š –Š‡ —’”‡‡ ‘—”–ǡ ‘ ƒ’’‡ƒŽ „› –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – Š‡Œ—†‰‡–ƒŽ•‘ƒ†‡ –Š‡ ‘„•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ’”‘’‘‡–ǡ ”‡ ‡–Ž› —’Š‡Ž†Ǥ –Šƒ––Š‡‘ˆ‘” ™ƒ•‘–ƒ•‡šŠƒ—•–‹˜‡ ሼŠ––’ǣȀȀ ‘—”–‹ Ǥ‹ Ǥ‹Ȁ•—’”‡‡ ‘—”–Ȁ–‡ ƒ† ’”‘Œ‡ – •’‡ ‹ˆ‹  ƒ• ‹– •Š‘—Ž† Šƒ˜‡ ’Ȁƒ ΨʹͲ͸ͷͻͶǦ͸ͷͻͺͳͶ’Ǥ–š–ሽ Š‡ „‡‡ǤŠ‡ ˆ—”–Š‡”•–”‘‰Ž› ”‹–‹ ‹•‡† ƒ‹”’‘”– ™ƒ• –‘ „‡ Ž‘ ƒ–‡† ƒ– –Š‡ –Š‡’”ƒ –‹ ‡‘ˆ’”‘Œ‡ –’”‘’‘‡–•ƒ†‘ˆ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽŽ› •‡•‹–‹˜‡ ƒ† –Š‡ ƒ‰‡ ‹‡• ‘†— –‹‰–Š‡  –‘ „‡‰‹ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽŽ› †‹˜‡”•‡ ƒ† ”‹ Š ƒ”‡ƒ ‘ˆ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‹‰ †ƒ–ƒ ‡˜‡ „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ ”ƒ—Žƒǡ ™Š‹ Š ‹• ƒ †‡ Žƒ”‡† Š‡”‹–ƒ‰‡ ˆ‹ƒŽ‹œƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‘„›–Š‡ǡ•–ƒ–‹‰–Šƒ– •‹–‡ ™Š‡”‡ –Š‡ Š‹•–‘”‹ ƒŽ ”ƒ—Žƒ •— Š’”ƒ –‹•‡™ƒ•—–‡ƒ„Ž‡‹–Š‡‡›‡•‘ˆ ƒ”–Šƒ•ƒ”ƒ–Š›–‡’Ž‡‹•Ž‘ ƒ–‡†Ǥ Žƒ™ ƒ† ‹– ƒŽ•‘ •‡†• ™”‘‰ ’”‘ ‡†—”ƒŽ •‹‰ƒŽ•Ǥ Š‡   †‹”‡ –‡† ‘  –‘ –ƒ‡ Š‡   Œ—†‰‡– ‘ˆ‹”‡† –Š‡ ‘–‡ ‘ˆ –Š‹• ƒ† ‹‹–‹ƒ–‡ ’”‘ ‡†—”ƒŽ ”‡“—‹”‡‡– –Šƒ– –Š‡ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ”‡ˆ‘”•–‘†‹• ‘—”ƒ‰‡–Š‹•’”ƒ –‹ ‡Ǥ ’ƒ – ••‡••‡– ƒ ‘Ž› „‡ ƒ””‹‡† ‘—– „› ƒ ƒ‰‡ › ƒ ”‡†‹–‡† –‘ †‘ •‘Ǥ  – ‹• ’‡”–‹‡– –Šƒ– –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ™ƒ• ሼŠ––’ǣȀȀ‰”‡‡–”‹„—ƒŽǤ‰‘˜Ǥ‹Ȁ”‹–‡”‡ƒ††ƒ ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡† ‘ —‡”‘—• ‰”‘—†•ǡ –ƒȀ‘™Ž‘ƒ†•Ȁͳ͹ʹ̴ʹͲͳ͵Ψʹͺ’ΨʹͻΨʹͺ ‹ Ž—†‹‰–Š‡ˆƒ ––Šƒ––Š‡Ž‘ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡ Ψʹͻ̴ʹͺƒ›ʹͲͳͶ̴ˆ‹ƒŽ̴‘”†‡”Ǥ’†ˆሽ Ȁ•Ǥ ’”‘Œ‡ –‹•’ƒ††›ˆ‹‡Ž†•™Š‹ Šƒ”‡ƒƒŒ‘” ˜‹”‘ƒ”‡ †‹ƒ˜–Ǥ–†Ǥǡ–Š‡ƒ‰‡ ›‹ „‹‘Ǧ†‹˜‡”•‹–› Š‘–•’‘–ǤŠ‡ Ž‘ ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ –Š‡ ‹•–ƒ– ƒ•‡ǡ ™ƒ• ‘– ƒ ”‡†‹–‡† –‘ ’”‘Œ‡ – ‹• ‘ˆ •’‡ ‹ˆ‹  ‹’‘”–ƒ ‡ •‹ ‡ ƒ””›‘—––Š‡ ˆ‘”‹”’‘”–•ǡ™Š‹ Šƒ”‡ƒ –Š‡”‡ƒ”‡—‡”‘—•™‡–Žƒ†•™Š‹ Š•‡”˜‡ ƒ• ˆŽ‘‘† ’Žƒ‹ ”‡•‡”˜‘‹” ˆ‘” –Š‡ ”‹˜‡”

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‘ˆ ˆŽ‘‘† ‘–”‘Ž ‡ Šƒ‹• ˆ‘” –Š‡ Ž†’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ‡™Ž‡•Ȃ  •—””‘—†‹‰ƒ”‡ƒǤŠ‡ƒ”‡ƒǡƒ•ƒ”‡•—Ž–‘ˆ –Š‡ ™‡–Žƒ†•ǡ „‘ƒ•–• ‘ˆ ƒ ™‹†‡ ˜ƒ”‹‡–› ‘ˆ ‘ƒŠƒ”‹””‹‰ƒ–‹‘’”‘Œ‡ – •’‡ ‹‡•‘ˆ‡†‡‹ ƒ†‡ ‘‘‹ ƒŽŽ›”ƒ”‡ ͳ͵ ƒ†‹’‘”–ƒ–’Žƒ–•ǡˆ‹•Š‡• ƒ†„‹”†•Ǥ ”‡‡–ƒŠƒ”  ”‡‡ˆ‹‡Ž† ’”‘Œ‡ – •— Š ƒ• –Š‡ ”ƒ—Žƒ Š‡ ƒŠƒ” ‹””‹‰ƒ–‹‘ ’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ ™‹–Š ƒ ƒ‹”’‘”–‹ƒ‡ ‘Ǧ•‡•‹–‹˜‡ƒ”‡ƒ‹•’ƒ–‡–Ž› —Ž–—”ƒ„Ž‡ ‘ƒ† ƒ”‡ƒ ‘ˆ Ͷ͹ǡ͵Ͳʹ Šƒǡ ƒ‰ƒ‹•– –Š‡ ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡ ‘ˆ •—•–ƒ‹ƒ„Ž‡ ™ƒ• •ƒ –‹‘‡† ‹ ͳͻ͹͸ ‹ ‘‡„Šƒ†”ƒ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–Ǥ †‹•–”‹ –ǡ ––ƒ” ”ƒ†‡•ŠǤ Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – Š‡ ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡ ™‹–Š ”‡•’‡ – –‘ –Š‡ •‹–‡ ‘ˆ ‹˜‘Ž˜‡• †‹•’Žƒ ‡‡– ‘ˆ ƒ Žƒ”‰‡ –Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –ƒŽ•‘”ƒ‹•‡†–Š‡‹••—‡–Šƒ–•‹ ‡ ’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘ƒ††‹˜‡”•‹‘‘ˆŽƒ”‰‡ƒ”‡ƒ•‘ˆ ͳͶ –Š‡”‡ ™‡”‡ –™‘ –‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ‹”’‘”–• ˆ‘”‡•–Žƒ†•Ǥ ––Š‡–‹‡–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –™ƒ• ™‹–Š‹ͳͷͲ‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘’‘•‡†•‹–‡ǡ‹–™ƒ• ƒ’’”‘˜‡†ǡ–Š‡”‡™ƒ•‘Ž‡‰ƒŽ”‡“—‹”‡‡– ƒ‰ƒ‹•––Š‡†”ƒˆ–’‘Ž‹ ›‘ˆ–Š‡‹‹•–”›‘ˆ ‘ˆ ƒ ’”‘’‡” ˜‹”‘‡– ’ƒ – ‹˜‹Ž˜‹ƒ–‹‘™Š‹ Š•–ƒ–‡•–Šƒ–ƒ•–—†›‘ˆ ••‡••‡– ƒ† ’”‡’ƒ”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹’ƒ – ‘ˆ ƒ ‡™ ƒ‹”’‘”– ‘ ‡š‹•–‹‰ ˜‹”‘‡– ƒƒ‰‡‡– Žƒ–‘ƒ••‡•• ƒ‹”’‘”– ‡‡†• –‘ „‡ ˆ‹”•– ƒ””‹‡† ‘—–ǡ ƒ†‹–‹‰ƒ–‡–Š‡‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽƒ†•‘ ‹ƒŽ ™Š‹ Š Šƒ• ‘– „‡‡ ƒ””‹‡† ‘—– ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‹’ƒ –ƒ••‡••‡–‘ˆ•— Š’”‘Œ‡ –•Ǥ‹ ‡ ”ƒ—Žƒ‹”’‘”–Ǥ –Š‡ǡ‘–Š‡”–Šƒ•‘‡‹‘” ‘•–”— –‹‘ ™‘”ǡ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ™ƒ• ƒ„ƒ†‘‡† †—‡ –‘ Š‡ ˆƒ – –Šƒ– –Š‡ ”‘Œ‡ – ”‘’‘‡– †‹† ‘Ǧƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„‹Ž‹–›‘ˆˆ—†•Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ™Š‡ ‘–†‹• —••‘”’”‘˜‹†‡ˆ‘”Ƭ™ƒ•ƒŽ•‘ ‹–™ƒ•”‡•—‡†–‘™ƒ”†•–Š‡‡†‘ˆʹͲͳͶǡ „”‘—‰Š– —’ „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡  Ǥ Š‡ —„Ž‹  ‹– ™ƒ• ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡† „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡   ‘ –Š‡ ‡ƒ”‹‰™ƒ• ‘†— –‡†‹ƒˆƒ—Ž–›ƒ‡” ‰”‘—†–Šƒ––Š‡”‡ ™ƒ• ƒ ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ Šƒ‰‡ Ǧˆ”‘‘–‹ˆ‘”‹‰”‡‰ƒ”†‹‰ Šƒ‰‡‘ˆ ‹ ‹” —•–ƒ ‡•ǡƒ†™‘—Ž†™ƒ””ƒ–ƒ”‡Ǧ †ƒ–‡•ǡ –‘ ‘– ƒ‹‰ ƒŽŽ –Š‡ ”‡“—‹•‹–‡ ‡šƒ‹ƒ–‹‘ ‹ Ž‹‡ ™‹–Š –Š‡ —””‡– ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ሺ‹ Ž—†‹‰–Š‡ ሻƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Žƒ™ ˆ”ƒ‡™‘”Ǥ ͳͷ –‘ –Š‡ ’—„Ž‹  Ǧ ™Š‹ Š ”‡•—Ž–‡† ‹ ‘Ž› ʹ͸ ’‡‘’Ž‡ „‡‹‰ ’”‡•‡– ƒ– –Š‡ ’—„Ž‹ 

Š‡ƒ”‹‰Ǥ 13 Preeta Dhar, lawyer, Legal Initiative for Forest and Ǥ Environment

14  The preliminary figures estimates that more than 7500 families will be displaces and 4,131.5 ha will be submerged (as per 1998-99 project fact sheet)

 15 Om Dutt Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors, 7 May, 2015. Judgment available at

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Š‡”‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ‹–™ƒ• ƒ”‰—‡†–Šƒ––Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –  –Š‹• ƒ•‡ǡ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ”‡‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ ™‘” •Š‘—Ž† ‘– ’”‘ ‡‡† —Ž‡•• –Š‡ ‡šƒ‹‡† –Š‡ ‹••—‡ ‘ˆ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ™‹–Š ’”‘Œ‡ – ‘„–ƒ‹‡† ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ‘„–ƒ‹‡† ’”‹‘” –‘ –Š‡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ —†‡” –Š‡ —””‡–   ‡ƒ –‡– ‘ˆ –Š‡   ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ ˆ‘” ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘Ǥ ™Š‹ Š •—„•–ƒ–‹ƒŽ ™‘” ‹• ›‡– –‘ „‡ ‘’Ž‡–‡†Ǥ Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ‹• Ž‹‡Ž› –‘ Šƒ˜‡ Žƒ”‰‡ • ƒŽ‡ ƒ†˜‡”•‡‹’ƒ –•‘–Š‡‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒ† Dzƒ—•‡‘ˆƒ –‹‘dz ‡ ‘Ž‘‰›‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ”‡ƒǤŠ‡ƒŠƒ””‹˜‡”‹•ƒ –”‹„—–ƒ”› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘ǡ ™Š‹ Š ‹• ƒ ƒŒ‘” ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘„Œ‡ –‹‘• ”ƒ‹•‡† „› –Š‡ –”‹„—–ƒ”› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ‰ƒǤ —‡ –‘ –Š‡ ”‡•’‘†‡–•™ƒ•–Šƒ––Š‡ ƒ—•‡‘ˆƒ –‹‘ǡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ‘ˆ •‡˜‡”ƒŽ †ƒ• ƒ† ™ƒ–‡” ‹Ǥ‡Ǥǡ –Š‡ Dz‡˜‹”‘‡– Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡dz Šƒ† †‹˜‡”•‹‘ •–”— –—”‡• ‘ ‹˜‡” ‘ ƒ”‹•‡ ‹ ͳͻͺͲǡ ƒ† ‘—Ž† ‘– „‡ ‹ Ž—†‹‰‹Šƒ†ƒƒ†ƒ•ƒ‰ƒ”†ƒǡ ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡† ƒ– –Š‹• ’‘‹– ‘ˆ –‹‡Ǥ  –Š‹• –Š‡”‹˜‡”ƒŽ”‡ƒ†›ˆƒ ‡•–Š”‡ƒ–•‹–‡”•‘ˆ ‹••—‡ǡ –Š‡   ‘„•‡”˜‡†ǡ DzŠ‡ ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ Ž‘••‘ˆ‹–•”‹˜‡”‹‡ Šƒ”ƒ –‡”‹•–‹ •ƒ†ˆ‹•Š ƒ –‹‘ —•– „‡ ƒ ‘’‘•‹–‡ ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ •’‡ ‹‡•Ǥ —”–Š‡”ǡ –Š‡ ”ƒ’‹† ƒ –‹‘ ™Š‹ Š ™‹ŽŽ ‰‹˜‡ ”‹•‡ –‘ ‹†—•–”‹ƒŽ‹œƒ–‹‘ƒ†™‹†‡Ǧ•’”‡ƒ†‹‹‰ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ •’‡ ‹ˆ‹  ‹••—‡• —†‡” ƒ –‹˜‹–‹‡• Šƒ• ƒŽ•‘ Ž‡ƒ† –‘ –Š‡ ‰‡‡”ƒŽ ‡ –‹‘ͳͶ‘ˆ–Š‡  –ǡʹͲͳͲǤ˜‡‹ˆǡ †‡–‡”‹‘”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡‡˜‹”‘‡–Ǥ ˆƒ –ǡ –Š‡ Žƒ† ‹• ƒ “—‹”‡†ǡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ –Š‡  Šƒ† ‹†‡–‹ˆ‹‡† –Š‡ ƒ”‡ƒ ƒ• ƒ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ‹• ‰”ƒ–‡† ƒ† ˆ‘” ›‡ƒ”• Dz ”‹–‹ ƒŽŽ›’‘ŽŽ—–‡†ƒ”‡ƒdzǤŠ‡ƒ”‡ƒ‹•ƒŽ•‘ –‘‰‡–Š‡”ǡ –Š‡ ™‘” ‹• ‘– ƒ””‹‡† ‘—–ǡ ‹– ˜‡”›”‹ Š‹™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ƒ†‹•Š‘•––‘•‡˜‡”ƒŽ ƒ‘– „‡ •ƒ‹† –‘ „‡ ƒ ‘’Ž‡–‡ ƒ† ƒ •’‡ ‹‡• ‘ˆ ™‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ‹– Šƒ• ‘’‘•‹–‡ ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ ƒ –‹‘ –”‹‰‰‡”‹‰ –Š‡ „‡ ‘‡ ‡š–”‡‡Ž› ˆ”ƒ‰‡–‡† ‘™‹‰ –‘ ’‘‹–‘ˆŽ‹‹–ƒ–‹‘—†‡”‡ –‹‘ͳ͸ǤdzŠ‹• ”ƒ’‹† ‹†—•–”‹ƒŽ‹•ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† –Š‡ ’”‡•‡ ‡ ‹• ƒ •‹‰‹ˆ‹ ƒ– ‘„•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ǡ ™Š‹ Š ™‘—Ž† ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘ƒŽ ‹‡• ‹ –Š‡ ƒ”‡ƒǤ Š‡ „”‹‰ ‘–Š‡” •— Š ’”‘Œ‡ –• ™‹–Š‹ –Š‡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ”‡Ž‹‡† —’‘ „› –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ’—”˜‹‡™ ƒ† • ”—–‹› ‘ˆ –Š‡ —””‡– ’”‘’‘‡– ”‡Ž‹‡† ™‡”‡ ‘„–ƒ‹‡† ’”‹‘” –‘ ˆ”ƒ‡™‘” ‘ˆ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Žƒ™• ƒ† –Š‡ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ǡƒ††‹†‘––ƒ‡‹–‘ ”‡‡†‹‡•Ǥ ƒ ‘—– ‡‹–Š‡” –Š‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–• ‘ˆ –Š‡ Šƒ‰‹‰Žƒ†• ƒ’‡‘ˆ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽŽƒ™• Ž‡‰ƒŽ ƒ† ”‡‰—Žƒ–‘”› ˆ”ƒ‡™‘”ǡ ‘” –Š‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–‹–Š‡”‡‰‹‘•‹ ‡–Š‡–‹‡ Š‡ ‘„•‡”˜‡†–Šƒ–‹–‹•‡ ‡••ƒ”›–‘ –Š‡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡•™‡”‡‰”ƒ–‡†Ǥ ‡˜ƒŽ—ƒ–‡–Š‡‹’ƒ –‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –‘–Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ǡ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰› ƒ† „‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ”‡ƒ ‘„Œ‡ –‹˜‡Ž› ‹ ‹–• ‘””‡ – http://greentribunal.gov.in/Writereaddata/Downloa ’‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡Ǥ ds/521-2014(PB-I-Judg)OA7-5-2015.pdf

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Š‡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• –Šƒ– ™‡”‡ ‰”ƒ–‡† –‘ –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ‹• ’”‘Œ‡ – ’”‘Œ‡ –•†—”‹‰ͳͻ͹͸ƒ†ͳͻͺͲ™‡”‡˜‡”› ”‡Žƒ–‡†ƒ –‹˜‹–‹‡•Šƒ˜‡‘– ‘‡ ‡†ƒ– ‰‡‡”ƒŽ‹ƒ–—”‡Ǥ‘•‹†‡”‹‰–Š‡ƒ–—”‡ –Š‡ •‹–‡ǡ †‡•’‹–‡ ƒ “—‹”‹‰ Žƒ† ƒ† ‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –Ȃ™Š‹ Š‹˜‘Ž˜‡•–—‡Ž‹‰ǡ ‘„–ƒ‹‹‰ ‘•‡–• ˆ‘”’”‘Œ‡ –•ǤŠ‡  ƒ‹‰‘ˆ ƒƒŽ•ǡ”‘ƒ†•ǡ„”‹†‰‡•ƒ†‘–Š‡” Š‡Ž†–Šƒ––Š‡Žƒ‰—ƒ‰‡‘ˆ–Š‡‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘• ‘ ”‡–‡ ™‘”• Ȃ –Š‡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ǡ ‘” –Š‡ ƒ† ‹” —Žƒ”• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‘  ™ƒ””ƒ–‡† ƒ ƒ••‘ ‹ƒ–‡† ‘†‹–‹‘• ‘ˆ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ǡ ƒ”‡ ‹–‡”’”‡–ƒ–‹‘ –Šƒ– ™‘—Ž† Dzˆ—”–Š‡” –Š‡ •‡˜‡”‡Ž› ‹•—ˆˆ‹ ‹‡–Ǥ  Ž‹‰Š– ‘ˆ –Š‹•ǡ –Š‡ ƒ—•‡”ƒ–Š‡”–Šƒ†‡ˆ‡ƒ––Š‡˜‡”›’—”’‘•‡   ƒ–‡‰‘”‹ ƒŽŽ› Š‡Ž† –Šƒ– –Š‡ ƒ† ‡••‡ ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡•‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ™Š‹ Š ™ƒ• •–ƒ–—–‡•Ǥdz ‰”ƒ–‡† ͵͵ ›‡ƒ”• „ƒ  ƒ‘– „‡ Š‡Ž† ƒ• ‰‘‘† ‹ –Š‡ ˆ‹‡Ž† ‘ˆ ‡˜‹”‘‡–Ǥ  Š‡ Š‡ Œ—†‰‡– ƒŽ•‘ •—’’‘”–• –Š‹• †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–•–Šƒ–Šƒ˜‡–ƒ‡’Žƒ ‡‹–Š‡ ‹–‡”’”‡–ƒ–‹‘ †”ƒ™‹‰ ‘ –Š‡ ‹–‡”‹ ’‡”‹‘† ƒ”‡ ”‡Ž‡˜ƒ– ˆ—†ƒ‡–ƒŽ”‹‰Š––‘Ž‹ˆ‡—†‡””–‹ Ž‡ʹͳ ‘•‹†‡”ƒ–‹‘• ˆ‘” ‡šƒ‹‹‰ –Š‡ ‰—ƒ”ƒ–‡‡† „› –Š‡ ‘•–‹–—–‹‘ǡ ™Š‹ Š ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ‹’ƒ – ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ‘ ‹ Ž—†‡• –Š‡ ”‹‰Š– –‘ ‡˜‹”‘‡– ƒ† –Š‡ƒ”‡ƒ‹“—‡•–‹‘Ǥ ’—„Ž‹  Š‡ƒŽ–Šǡ ƒ• ™‡ŽŽ ƒ• ’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘ƒ”› ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡ ƒ† •—•–ƒ‹ƒ„Ž‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–Ǥ Š‹• †‘‡• ‘– ‹’‘•‡ ”‡–”‘•’‡ –‹˜‡ Š‡ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹˜‡ ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡   Œ—†‰‡– ƒ’’Ž‹ ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ Žƒ™•Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ Ž‡ƒ”Ž› ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ–‡•ǡ Dz ˆ –Š‹• ’”‘Œ‡ – ™ƒ• ‡’Šƒ•‹•‹‰‘–Š‡ˆƒ ––Šƒ––Š‡‘„Œ‡ –‹˜‡ ”‡“—‹”‡†–‘–ƒ‡‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ‘ˆ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Žƒ™• ‹• –‘ ’”‘–‡ – –Š‡ †—”‹‰ –Š‡ ’‡”‹‘† ™Š‡ ‹– Šƒ• ƒ –—ƒŽŽ› ‡˜‹”‘‡– ƒ† ’—„Ž‹  Š‡ƒŽ–Šǡ ‹– ™‘—Ž† •–ƒ”–‡† ‘•–”— –‹‘ǡ –Š‡ –Š‡ Žƒ™• „‡ ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡ –‘ ”‡“—‹”‡ ‘’Ž‹ƒ ‡ ‰‘˜‡”‹‰ –Š‡ ‰”ƒ– ‘ˆ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ™‘—Ž† ™‹–Š –Š‡ •—„•‡“—‡– †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ‘ˆ –Š‡ Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ‡–‹”‡Ž› †‹•–‹ – ƒ† †‹ˆˆ‡”‡–Ǥ   ˆ”ƒ‡™‘” –‘ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ™Š‹ Š ƒ”‡ ƒ– Š‡ Žƒ™• ‹ ˆ‘” ‡ ”‡“—‹”‡ — Š ‘”‡ –Š‡‹”˜‡”›‹‹–‹ƒŽ•–ƒ‰‡‘ˆ ‘•–”— –‹‘Ǥ  •–”‹‰‡– ‘’Ž‹ƒ ‡ –‘ –Š‡ •–ƒ†ƒ”†• „”‹‰‹‰–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –—†‡”–Š‡’—”˜‹‡™‘ˆ ’”‡• ”‹„‡†—†‡”†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ –Š‡   ˆ”ƒ‡™‘”ǡ –Š‡   ”‡Ž‹‡† ‡ƒ –‡–•ǤǤǤǤ Š‡ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Š‡ƒ˜‹Ž› ‘ –Š‡ ʹͲͲͺ ‹” —Žƒ” ‘ˆ –Š‡ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡‰”ƒ–‡†‹–Š‡›‡ƒ”ͳͻͺͲ™ƒ•ƒ ‹‹•–”› ‘ˆ ˜‹”‘‡– ƒ† ‘”‡•–ǡͳ͸ ‡”‡ ˆ‘”ƒŽ‹–› ƒ† †‹† ‘– •ƒˆ‡‰—ƒ”† ™Š‹ Š•–ƒ–‡•–Šƒ–’”‘Œ‡ –• ‘˜‡”‡†—†‡” ‡˜‹”‘‡– ƒ† ‡ ‘Ž‘‰› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ”‡ƒ ‹  ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ሺͳͻͻͶƒ†ʹͲͲ͸ሻ”‡“—‹”‡ “—‡•–‹‘Ǥ  ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ‘ˆ •‹‹Žƒ” • ƒŽ‡ ™ƒ• ’”‘’‘•‡† ‹ –Š‡ –‹‡• ™Š‡ ƒ –—ƒŽ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ™‘” Šƒ† •–ƒ”–‡† ƒˆ–‡”

–”ƒ•ˆ‡” ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‡“—‹”‡† Žƒ†•ǡ ‹– ™‘—Ž† 16 MoEF Circular dated 15th January, 2008, available Šƒ˜‡ ”‡“—‹”‡† •‡”‹‘—• ‘•‹†‡”ƒ–‹‘• at www.moef.nic.in/divisions/iass/Circular_CII.doc

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ˆ”‘˜ƒ”‹‘—•‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ’‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡• ‘„•‡”˜‡•ǡ DzŠ‡ ˆƒ –• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‡•‡– ƒ•‡ǡ ƒ†— ŠŠƒ”•Š‡” ‘†‹–‹‘•™‘—Ž†Šƒ˜‡ ‡šƒ‹‡†‹–Š‡Ž‹‰Š–‘ˆ–Š‡’”‹ ‹’Ž‡•‘ˆ „‡‡‹’‘•‡†‘–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –’”‘’‘‡–Ǥdz •—•–ƒ‹ƒ„Ž‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ƒ† –Š‡ ’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘ƒ”› ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡ ™‘—Ž† –‹Ž– ‹ Š‹•‹•ƒ’‘•‹–‹˜‡ˆ‹†‹‰ǡ‹Ž‹‡™‹–Š–Š‡ ˆƒ˜‘—” ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ’”‘’‘‡–dzǤ – ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡• ‘ˆ •—•–ƒ‹ƒ„Ž‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ˆ—”–Š‡” •—’’‘”–• ’”‘ ‡‡†‹‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡ ƒ†’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘ƒ”›’”‹ ‹’Ž‡ǡ–‘ƒ’’Ž›–Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ‹ Ž‹‰Š– ‘ˆ Dz–Š‡ Š—‰‡ ƒ‘—–• ‘ˆ ‘–‹—‘—•Ž›‡˜‘Ž˜‹‰‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽŽƒ™ ’—„Ž‹  ˆ—†• Šƒ˜‡ ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› „‡‡ •’‡– ‘ ˆ”ƒ‡™‘” –‘ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ˆ‘” ™Š‹ Š ‘ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –dzǤ Š‹• ƒŽ•‘ ‰‘‡• ƒ‰ƒ‹•– –Š‡ •‹‰‹ˆ‹ ƒ– ‘•–”— –‹‘ ƒ –‹˜‹–› Šƒ˜‡ ™‡ŽŽǦ‡•–ƒ„Ž‹•Š‡† Œ—”‹•’”—†‡ ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ •–ƒ”–‡†Ǥ Š‹• ‹–‡”’”‡–ƒ–‹‘ ™‘—Ž† ‰‘ ƒ —’”‡‡ ‘—”– –Šƒ– Š—‰‡ ‡š’‡†‹–—”‡ ‹ Ž‘‰ ™ƒ› ‹ ’”‡˜‡–‹‰ ƒ‰‹ˆ‹‡† ƒ‹‰ ‘•–”— –‹‘•—•–‘–„‡–”‡ƒ–‡† ‡ ‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽ‹’ƒ –•‹–Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ƒ† ƒ•ƒŒ—•–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘ˆ‘” ‘†‘‹‰–Š‹•‹ŽŽ‡‰ƒŽ ‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ’”‘Œ‡ –•™Š‹ ŠŠƒ†”‡ ‡‹˜‡† ƒ –Ǥ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ‹ ƒ •‹‰‹ˆ‹ ƒ–Ž› †‹ˆˆ‡”‡– ‘–‡š–Ǥ ™Šƒ–ƒ’’‡ƒ”•–‘„‡ƒ„ƒŽƒ ‹‰ƒ –ǡ–Š‡   ‘•–‹–—–‡† ƒ ‘‹––‡‡ ™‹–Š Š‡ †‘—„Ž‡ ‡†‰‡• ‘ˆ •—•–ƒ‹ƒ„Ž‡ ”‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ ‘ˆˆ‹ ‹ƒŽ ƒ† –‡ Š‹ ƒŽ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ‡„‡”• ™‹–Š ƒ ƒ†ƒ–‡ –‘ ’”‡’ƒ”‡ ƒ ”‡’‘”– ‘—–Ž‹‹‰ǡ ‹–‡” ƒŽ‹ƒǡ ƒ› ‡•’‹–‡ ƒ–‡‰‘”‹ ƒŽˆ‹†‹‰•”‡‰ƒ”†‹‰–Š‡ ‘†‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘• ƒ”‡ ”‡“—‹”‡† ‹ –Š‡ ‹””‡‰—Žƒ”‹–‹‡•ƒ†‹ŽŽ‡‰ƒŽ‹–‹‡•™‹–Š‹™Š‹ Š ‡š‡ —–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – –‘ ’”‘–‡ – –Š‡ –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – Šƒ• ‡˜‹”‘‡–ǡ ƒ† ‹ˆ ƒ› ƒ††‹–‹‘ƒŽ ‘–‹—‡†ǡ –Š‡ ‘ Ž—•‹‘ ƒ””‹˜‡† ƒ– „› ‡ƒ•—”‡• ƒ† ‘†‹–‹‘• ƒ”‡ ”‡“—‹”‡† –‘ –Š‡   ˆƒ‹Ž• –‘ ”‡ƒ Š –Š‡ Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽ „‡ ‹’‘•‡† –‘ ƒ˜‘‹† ƒ†˜‡”•‡ ‹’ƒ –• ‘ ‘ Ž—•‹‘ ‘ˆ •–‘’’‹‰ •— Š ’”‘Œ‡ –•Ǥ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ǡ ”‹˜‡”• ˆ‘”‡•–•ǡ ˜‹ŽŽƒ‰‡• ƒ† ƒ–Š‡”ǡ ‹– Œ—•–‹ˆ‹‡• –Š‡ ˜‡”› •ƒ‡ „‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–›Ǥ – ƒŽ•‘ •’‡ ‹ˆ‹ ƒŽŽ› ‹ŽŽ‡‰ƒŽ‹–‹‡• —•‹‰ –Š‡ ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡• ‘ˆ ”‡ ‘‡†‡†–Šƒ––Š‡‘‹––‡‡•Š‘—Ž† •—•–ƒ‹ƒ„Ž‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ƒ† ‡šƒ‹‡ƒ‹–‡ƒ ‡‘ˆ ‡”–ƒ‹‹‹— ’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘ƒ”›’”‹ ‹’Ž‡Ǥ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ˆŽ‘™ †‘™•–”‡ƒ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹˜‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡ ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡• ‘ˆ •—•–ƒ‹ƒ„Ž‡ †ƒǤ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–ƒ†’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘ƒ”›’”‹ ‹’Ž‡ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ‡ˆˆ‡ –‹˜‡Ž›ǡ–Š‡Œ—†‰‡–•‡”˜‡• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡† ‹ –Š‡ ‘–‡š– ‘ˆ ‡”‡Ž› ƒ –Š‡‘”‡–‹ ƒŽ ’—”’‘•‡Ǥ Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ’”‘–‡ –‹‘ƒ†‡ ‡••ƒ”‹Ž› ‘•–”— –‹‘ ‹• ‘Ǧ‰‘‹‰ ‡˜‡ ƒ• –Š‡ ‹’Ž‹‡• •–”‹ – ƒ ‘—–ƒ„‹Ž‹–› ‘ˆ Š—ƒ ‘‹––‡‡ ‹• ›‡– –‘ „‡ ‘•–‹–—–‡†Ǥ Š‡ ƒ –‹˜‹–‹‡• ‹ –‡”• ‘ˆ ‹–• ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ   ƒŽ•‘ ‘˜‡”Ž‘‘• –Š‡ ˆƒ – –Šƒ– ‹ –Š‡ ‹’ƒ –ǡ ‹– ‹• •Š‘ ‹‰ –Šƒ– –Š‡  

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ƒ„•‡ ‡‘ˆƒ•–ƒ›‘”†‡”ǡƒŽƒ”‰‡’‘”–‹‘‘ˆ ƒ– Š‡– ƒ”‡ƒ ƒ† •–‘” ™ƒ–‡” †”ƒ‹•ǡ –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ™ƒ• „‡‹‰ ƒ””‹‡† ‘—– ™Š‹ Š †”ƒ‹‡† ”ƒ‹ ™ƒ–‡” ‹–‘ –Š‡ ™Š‹Ž‡ –Š‡ ƒ•‡ ™ƒ• ’‡†‹‰ „‡ˆ‘”‡ ‹–Ǥ ‡ŽŽƒ†—”ƒ‡ǤŠ‹•‹•–Š‡Žƒ”‰‡•–Žƒ‡‹ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ‘ ‡”• ƒ”‡ ’ƒ‹† ‡”‡Ž› •‘—–ŠǦ‡ƒ•– ‘ˆ ƒ‰ƒŽ—”— ‹–›Ǥ ƒ Ž‹’ •‡”˜‹ ‡ǡ ™Š‹Ž‡ ‹ŽŽ‡‰ƒŽ ƒ –‹˜‹–‹‡• ƒ”‡ ƒ””‹‡†‘™‹–Š‹’—‹–›Ǥ Š‡”‡‹•ƒ†‡ˆ‹‹–‡’‘••‹„‹Ž‹–›‘ˆ  ‡˜‹”‘‡–ǡ‡ ‘Ž‘‰›ǡŽƒ‡•ƒ† –”‹‹‰ƒƒŽƒ ‡ –Š‡™‡–Žƒ†•„‡‹‰ƒ†˜‡”•‡Ž› ƒˆˆ‡ –‡†„›–Š‡•‡’”‘Œ‡ –•ǤŠ‡”‡ ƒ‡ƒƒ—” ƒ”‡—Ž–‹’Ž‡’—„Ž‹ ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡• ‡”‹‰ ‘”™ƒ”† ‘—†ƒ–‹‘ Ƭ ”•Ǥ ˜Ǥ ‹ Ž—†‹‰ ‹˜‘Ž˜‡†‹ –ƒ–‡ ‘ˆ ‡”ƒŽƒ Ƭ ”•Ǥͳ͹ƒ• ƒ ˆ‹– ƒ•‡ǡ ”‡‰—Žƒ–‹‰•— Š’”‘Œ‡ –•ƒ† ™Š‡”‡‹ –Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ ‘—Ž† ‹˜‘‡ „‘–Š –Š‡›ƒ”‡ƒŽ•‘”‡•’‘•‹„Ž‡ˆ‘” –Š‡ ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡• ‘ˆ ‘ŽŽ—–‡”•ǯ ƒ›• ƒ† ”‡ ƒ—–‹‘ƒ”› ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡ ‹ ‡š‡” ‹•‡ ‘ˆ ‹–• ’”‘–‡ –‹‰‹–‡”‡•–‘ˆ Œ—”‹•†‹ –‹‘ ‹–‡”• ‘ˆ ‡ –‹‘ ʹͲ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒ†‡ ‘Ž‘‰›™Š‹Ž‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ”‡‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ  –ǡ –Š‡   ‡‡’‹‰‹‹†–Š‡•‡––Ž‡† ሺ”‹ ‹’ƒŽ ‡ Šሻ ‘ ͹–Š ƒ› ʹͲͳͷ †‹”‡ –‡† –™‘ ‡‰ƒŽ—”— „ƒ•‡† ˆ‹”• –‘ ƒ‘‘ˆ•—•–ƒ‹ƒ„Ž‡ ’ƒ›ƒ •— ‘ˆ  ͳͳ͹Ǥ͵ͷ ”‘”‡• ƒ†  †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–. ʹʹǤͷ ”‘”‡• ”‡•’‡ –‹˜‡Ž› ˆ‘” ‘‡ ‹‰ ‘•–”— –‹‘‘ˆ–Š‡‹”’”‘Œ‡ –™‹–Š‘—– ‘„–ƒ‹‹‰˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽŽ‡ƒ”ƒ ‡Ǥ Š‘—‰Š–Š‡’”‘’‘‡–•ƒ••‡”–‡†–Šƒ––Š‡› Šƒ† ƒŽŽ –Š‡ ‡ ‡••ƒ”› ƒ’’”‘˜ƒŽ•ǡ –Š‡ ’’Ž‹ ƒ–• ”ƒ‹•‡† ‘ ‡”• ‘˜‡” –Š‡ –™‘ ’’Ž‹ ƒ–• •—„‹––‡† „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ ‘—”– ’”‘Œ‡ –•ǡƒ–”‹‡ Šœ‘‡”‹˜ƒ–‡‹‹–‡† –Šƒ– –‘ •—‹– –Š‡ ‡‡†• ‘ˆ ƒ ˆ‡™ǡ ‡˜‡ –Š‡ ƒ† ‘”‡ ‹† ‘ˆ–™ƒ”‡ ƒ† ‡”˜‹ ‡• •–ƒ–—•‘ˆ–Š‡Žƒ†™ƒ• Šƒ‰‡†ˆ”‘„‡‹‰ ”‹˜ƒ–‡ ‹‹–‡†ǡ ™Š‹ Š ™‡”‡ ‡ ”‘ƒ Š‹‰ ƒ Ǯ”‘–‡ –‡† ‘‡ǯ –‘ ƒ Ǯ‡•‹†‡–‹ƒŽ —’‘ ƒ  ‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽŽ› ‡•‹–‹˜‡ ”‡ƒǡ ‡•‹–‹˜‡ǯ ƒ”‡ƒǤͳͺŠ‡ ’’Ž‹ ƒ–ǡ ”‡Ž›‹‰ ƒ‡Ž›ǡ –Š‡ ˜ƒŽŽ‡› ƒŽ‘‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡

18 The Master Plan formulated by the Bangalore Development Authority identified the allotted land 17 Original Application No. 222 of 2014. as ‘Residential Sensitive’, though the same land was http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/Writereaddata/Do identified in the draft Master Plan as ‘Protected wnloads/222-2014(PB-I-Judg)OA7-5-2015.pdf Zone.’

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‘ ˜ƒ”‹‘—• ”‡’‘”–• ƒ† ˆ‹†‹‰•ǡ ˆ—”–Š‡” ƒ† ”•Ǥ ˜Ǥ Š‡ ‘‹••‹‘‡”ǡ —‡ Žƒ‹‡† –Šƒ– –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ™ƒ• „‡‹‰ —‹ ‹’ƒŽ ‘”’‘”ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† ”•Ǥ ͳͻ ǡ —†‡”–ƒ‡”‹‰Š–‹–Š‡‹†•–‘ˆƒˆ”ƒ‰‹Ž‡ ™Š‡”‡‹ǡ –Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ Šƒ† †‡ Ž‹‡† ™‡–Žƒ† ƒ”‡ƒǡ Š‡ ‡ ‡š’‘•‹‰ ‹– –‘ ‰”ƒ˜‡ †‡‘Ž‹–‹‘ ‘ˆ ƒ ”ƒ‹•‡† ‘•–”— –‹‘ ƒ† ƒ† ‹””‡’ƒ”ƒ„Ž‡ †ƒƒ‰‡Ǥ ‘”‡‘˜‡”ǡ –Š‡ ‹••—‡† •—„•–ƒ–‹˜‡ †‹”‡ –‹‘• ‹ –Š‡ ‘†‹–‹‘•™‹–Š”‡‰ƒ”†–‘‘Ǧ†‹•–—”„ƒ ‡ ‹–‡”‡•–‘ˆ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒ†‡ ‘Ž‘‰›ǤŠ‡ –‘–Š‡–‘”ƒ–‡””ƒ‹•ǡƒ–—”ƒŽ˜ƒŽŽ‡›• ”‹„—ƒŽƒŽ•‘™‡–„ƒ –‘–Š‡’”‹ ‹’Ž‡• ƒ†„—ˆˆ‡”ƒ”‡ƒ ‹ƒ†ƒ”‘—†–Š‡ •–‘” ‘ˆ Žƒ™ ‡— ‹ƒ–‡† „› –Š‡ —’”‡‡ ‘—”– ™ƒ–‡”Ǧ†”ƒ‹•™‡”‡ƒŽ•‘„‡‹‰˜‹‘Žƒ–‡†Ǥ ‹ –‡”Ž‹–‡ †—•–”‹‡•ʹͲƒ† ”‹•Šƒƒ– ‹‰Š ʹͳ ǡ ™Š‡”‡‹ –Š‡ ’‘ŽŽ—–‡” ’ƒ›• ‡Ž›‹‰ —’‘ –Š‡ ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ •—„‹––‡† „› ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡™ƒ•ƒ’’Ž‹‡†Ǥ „‘–Š –Š‡ •‹†‡•ǡ ‹ Ž—†‹‰ ‡š’‡”– ”‡’‘”–• ƒ† ‘‘‰Ž‡‹ƒ‰‡•ǡ–Š‡”‹„—ƒŽ‘„•‡”˜‡†  –Š—•‘”†‡”‡†ƒ•ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™•ǣ –Šƒ–ǡDz–Š‡ ‡ŽŽƒ†—” ƒ‡ ƒ† ‡˜‡ ‘–Š‡” Dzሾ–ሿ‘ƒ‹–ƒ‹‡“—‹–ƒ„Ž‡„ƒŽƒ ‡„‡–™‡‡ Žƒ‡• ˆ‘” –Šƒ– ƒ––‡” Šƒ˜‡ ™‡–Žƒ†• ƒ† –Š‡†‡ˆƒ—Ž–ƒ†–Š‡ ‘•‡“—‡–‹ƒŽŽ‹ƒ„‹Ž‹–› ƒ– Š‡– ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥ Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’’Ž‹ ƒ–ǡ ™‡ †‹”‡ – –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ‡ ”‘ƒ Š‡–•‘–Š‡ƒŒƒƒŽ—˜‡•ƒ•™‡ŽŽ ’”‘’‘‡–• –‘ ’ƒ› ƒ– –Š‡ ˆ‹”•– ‹•–ƒ ‡ ƒ• ‘ –Š‡ ƒ– Š‡– ƒ”‡ƒ• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™ƒ–‡” ‘’‡•ƒ–‹‘ˆ‘”–Š‡‹”†‡ˆƒ—Ž–ƒ––Š‡”ƒ–‡ „‘†‹‡•ǥ ሾ˜ሿƒ”‹‘—• ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡• ‹ Ž—†‹‰ ‘ˆͷ’‡” ‡–‘ˆ–Š‡ ‘•–‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –Ǥ  –Š‡ƒ†–Š‡ Šƒ˜‡ˆ‘—†‘—– Ž‹‰Š–‘ˆ–Š‹•ǡ‡•’‘†‡–‘ǤͳͲ™‘—Ž†„‡ ƒ† ‘„•‡”˜‡† –Šƒ– –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ Ž‹ƒ„Ž‡–‘’ƒ›ƒ•—‘ˆ•ǤʹʹǤͷ ”‘”‡•ƒ† •Š‘—Ž† „‡ •–‘’’‡† ˆ‘”–Š™‹–ŠǤdz Š‡ ‡•’‘†‡– ‘Ǥͻ™‘—Ž† „‡ Ž‹ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ ’ƒ› ”‹„—ƒŽƒŽ•‘Š‹‰ŠŽ‹‰Š–‡†—’‘–Š‡†—–›‘ˆ •—‘ˆ•Ǥͳͳ͹Ǥ͵ͷ ”‘”‡•Ǥdz ˜ƒ”‹‘—• ”‡‰—Žƒ–‘”› ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡•ǡ ‹ Ž—†‹‰  ǡ –‘ ‡•—”‡ –Šƒ– ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ —”–Š‡”ǡ –‘ ‡•—”‡ –Šƒ– ƒ ’”‘’‡” ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ’ƒ – ••‡••‡– ‹• —†‡”•–ƒ†‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡‹••—‡‹•ƒ––ƒ‹‡†ƒ† ‘†— –‡† ‹ •‹‹Žƒ” ƒ––‡”• ˆ‘” –Š‡ –Šƒ– ‘ Šƒ” ‘‡• –‘ –Š‡ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰›ǡ –Š‡ ’”‘–‡ –‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™ƒ–‡” „‘†‹‡•ǡ –Š‡ ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ”‡‡”‹„—ƒŽŠƒ• ‘•–‹–—–‡†ƒ ™‡–Žƒ†•ƒ†–Š‡ ƒ– Š‡–ƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥdz ‘‹––‡‡Ǥ Š‡ ‘‹––‡‡ǯ• †—–› ™‘—Ž†

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‘ ƒ‹–ƒ‹ ƒ ‡“—‹–ƒ„Ž‡ „ƒŽƒ ‡ 19 „‡–™‡‡ †‡ˆƒ—Ž– ƒ† ‹–• ‘•‡“—‡–‹ƒŽ 2013 ALL (I) NGT REPORTER (DELHI) 299 Ž‹ƒ„‹Ž‹–›ǡ –Š‡ ”‹„—ƒŽ ”‡ˆ‡””‡† –‘ ‹–• 20 M/s Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd. v. Tamil Nadu Œ—†‰‡– ‹ ƒ•‡ ‘ˆ ƒ”ƒ‰ ƒ†™ƒ†ƒ” PCB & Ors. [JT 2013 (4) SC 388]

21 Krishankant Singh v. National Ganga River Basin Authority [2014 ALL (I) NGT REPORTER 3 DELHI 1]

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„‡–‘‹•’‡ ––Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –•‹“—‡•–‹‘ƒ†  ’‘•‹–‹˜‡ ‘—– ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‹• Œ—†‰‡–ǡ ‹• •—„‹–ƒ”‡’‘”–ǡ–Š‡”‡ƒˆ–‡”Ǥ –Š‡ †‹”‡ –‹‘ ‰‹˜‡ –‘ –Š‡ ‘ ǡ   ƒ† ‘–Š‡” ’—„Ž‹  ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡• ”‡•–”ƒ‹‹‰ –Š‡ ˆ”‘ •ƒ –‹‘‹‰ ƒ› ‘•–”— –‹‘ ‡”‡•–”ƒ‹‘ ǡ ƒ†Ȁ ’”‘Œ‡ – ‘ –Š‡ ™‡–Žƒ†• ƒ† –Š‡ ƒ– Š‡– ƒ”‡ƒ• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™ƒ–‡” „‘†‹‡• ‹ ‘”ƒ›’—„Ž‹ ƒ—–Š‘”‹–›ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‹–› ‘ˆ ƒ‰ƒŽ‘”‡Ǥ Š‹• „ƒ ™‹ŽŽ „‡ •ƒ –‹‘‹‰ƒ› ‘•–”— –‹‘ •–”‹ –Ž› ‡ˆ‘” ‡† –‹ŽŽ –Š‡ ‘‹––‡‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –‘–Š‡™‡–Žƒ†•ƒ† •—„‹–•‹–•”‡’‘”–ǡ™Š‹ Š•ŠƒŽŽ‘–„‡Žƒ–‡” –Šƒ –Š”‡‡ ‘–Š• ˆ”‘ –Š‡ †ƒ–‡ ‘ˆ ƒ– Š‡–ƒ”‡ƒ•‘ˆ–Š‡™ƒ–‡” Œ—†‰‡–Ǥ Š‹• †‹”‡ –‹‘ǡ ƒ ‡šƒ’Ž‡ ‘ˆ „‘†‹‡•‹–Š‡ ‹–›‘ˆƒ‰ƒŽ‘”‡ ’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘ƒ”›’”‹ ‹’Ž‡ǡŠ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ‹••‹Ž‡– ‘ ‹–ǯ• ’‘••‹„Ž‡ ”‡–”‘•’‡ –‹˜‡ ‡ˆˆ‡ –Ǥ  –  ‡‡†•–‘„‡ Žƒ”‹ˆ‹‡†™Š‡–Š‡”–Š‡ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› ‹‹–‹ƒ–‡† ’”‘Œ‡ –• ™‹ŽŽ „‡ ‘˜‡”‡† —†‡” ‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹••—‡• –‘ ‘˜‡” ™‘—Ž† „‡ǡ Dz ˆ –Š‡ Œ—†‰‡– ƒ† Š‡ ‡ǡ ™‹ŽŽ •–‘’ –Š‡‹” –Š‡•‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –• Šƒ˜‡ ƒ› ƒ†˜‡”•‡ ‹’ƒ –• ‘•–”— –‹‘—–‹Ž–Š‡”‡’‘”–‹•”‡ ‡‹˜‡†Ǥ —’‘ –Š‡ •—””‘—†‹‰ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰› ƒ† ‡˜‹”‘‡–ǡ™‹–Š’ƒ”–‹ —Žƒ””‡ˆ‡”‡ ‡–‘ —””‡–•–ƒ–—•‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ•‡ Žƒ‡• ƒ† ™‡–Žƒ†•Ǥdz ƒ”‹‘—• –‡ Š‹ ƒŽ ‡š’‡”–• ƒ† ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡• Šƒ˜‡ ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› Š‡ —’”‡‡ ‘—”–ǡ ‘ ƒ› ʹͲǡ ʹͲͳͷ •—„‹––‡† –Š‡‹” ”‡’‘”– •–ƒ–‹‰ –Šƒ– –Š‡•‡ •–ƒ›‡† –Š‡ ‘”†‡” ‘ˆ –Š‡   ‹’‘•‹‰ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ‹‰Š– ’”‘˜‡ –‘ „‡ ƒ †‹•ƒ•–‡” –‘ Š‡ƒ˜› ’‡ƒŽ–› ‘ –Š‡ –™‘ ˆ‹”• „› –Š‡™‡–Žƒ†‘ˆ‰ƒ”ƒƒ†‡ŽŽƒ†—”ƒ‡•Ǥ †‹”‡ –‹‰–Š‡ –‘Š‡ƒ”–Š‡’Ž‡ƒ•‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ˜‹‰ ‡š’‡”–• •–—†› –Š‡ ”‡‰‹‘ ™‘—Ž† ˆ‹”•‘‡”‹–Ǥʹʹ ”‡•—Ž– ‹ ‘‡ ‘”‡ ”‡’‘”–Ǥ  —–ǡ ‘•‹†‡”‹‰ –Š‡ ’”‡•‡– ‹” —•–ƒ ‡•ǡ  ™Š‡”‡‹ǡ –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ Šƒ• ‘– „‡‡  •–‘’’‡†ǡ ‹– •‡‡• –Š‡‡ ‘•›•–‡ ‹• „‡‹‰ ’—– ƒ– ƒ ‰”ƒ˜‡ ”‹• ƒ† ‘ ‡ –Š‡ ”‡’‘”– ƒ””‹˜‡•ǡ ‹– ™‹ŽŽ „‡ —•‡† ˆ‘” Ǯ†ƒƒ‰‡ ‘–”‘Žǯ ”ƒ–Š‡” –Šƒ ƒ• –‘‘Ž –‘ ƒ’’Ž› –Š‡ ’”‹ ‹’Ž‡‘ˆ’”‡ ƒ—–‹‘Ǥ

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ˆ‘”‡•– Žƒ†Ǥ ‘–ƒŽ ƒ’ƒ ‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‡•‡ ͳ͵ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ™‹ŽŽ„‡ ʹͺͻͲǤͳͲǤˆ –Š‡•‡ǡ ͵ $QDO\VLV ’”‘Œ‡ –• ƒ”‡ ‘˜‡” ͷͲͲ  ƒ’ƒ ‹–›ǡ ͹ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ‘ˆ ͷͲǦͳͲͲ  ƒ’ƒ ‹–› ƒ† ͵ ’”‘Œ‡ –•‘ˆŽ‡••–ŠƒͷͲ ƒ’ƒ ‹–›Ǥ

‹‰ŠŽ‹‰Š–•ƒ†‡˜‹‡™‘ˆ–—†› Š‡ ‘”‡•–†˜‹•‘”›‘‹––‡‡ሺ ሻ‘ˆ ‘ˆ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ’ƒ – –Š‡ ‹‹•–”› ‘ˆ ˜‹”‘‡– ƒ† ‘”‡•–• ••‡••‡–‘ˆ ‹ƒ™ƒ‰ ሺ‘  ሻŠ‹Ž‡ ‘•‹†‡”‹‰ ͹ͷͲ  ƒ™ƒ‰Ǧ ƒ†͹ͷͲƒ™ƒ‰Ǧ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ƒ•‹ ˆ‘” ‘”‡•– Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ”‡ ‘‡†‡† –Šƒ– –Š‡ ‘˜‡”‡–‘ˆ”—ƒ ŠƒŽ ”ƒ†‡•Š–‘ ƒ”‹‡‡–ƒƒ†‡ƒ”ʹ͵ ‘†— – ƒ •–—†› ‘ ƒ™ƒ‰ ”‹˜‡” „ƒ•‹Ǥ ƒ™ƒ‰‹•ƒ–‹›†‹•–”‹ –‘ˆ”—ƒ ŠƒŽ Š‡ ‘˜‡”‡–‘ˆ”—ƒ ŠƒŽ”ƒ†‡•Š‹ ”ƒ†‡•Š‡•–Ž‡†„‡–™‡‡‹„‡–ƒ† –—” ‘‹••‹‘‡†–Š‡‘”–ŠǦƒ•–‡” ‹ŽŽ Š—–ƒǤŠ‡”‡‰‹‘‹•Š‘‡–‘‘’ƒ ‹˜‡”•‹–›ሺ ሻǡŠ‹ŽŽ‘‰ˆ‘”–Š‹•ǤʹͶ —††Š‹•–•™Š‘’”ƒ –‹ ‡ƒƒ ‹‡–ˆ‘” Š‡ •–—†› ”‡’‘”– Dz‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡ Žƒ ˆ‘” ‘ˆ—††Š‹•Ǥ ’Žƒ ‡•Ž‹‡–Š‡‡‹–Šƒ‰ ‡˜‡Ž‘’‡– ‘ˆ ƒ™ƒ‰ ‹˜‡” ƒ•‹ǣ ˜ƒŽŽ‡›ǡ™Š‡”‡͹ͺͲ›ƒŒƒ‰ŠŠ— ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ’ƒ – ••‡••‡– ‘ˆ ‘ˆ–Š‡Š‹Ž™ƒ”ƒ‰”‘—’‹••Žƒ–‡†–‘ ”‘’‘•‡† ›†‡Ž ‘™‡” ”‘Œ‡ –•ǡ ‘‡—’ǡŽ‘ ƒŽ•Šƒ˜‡ˆ‘”‡† ‘—‹–› ‡–‡”‹ƒ–‹‘‘ˆƒ•‹ƒ””›‹‰ƒ’ƒ ‹–›ǡ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘”‡•‡”˜‡•–‘’”‘–‡ ––Š‡Žƒ  ƒ† ƒ†• ƒ’‡ ‡˜‡Ž ‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–› ‡ ‡†”ƒ‡™Š‹ Š‹•‘–‘Ž›ƒ ƒƒ‰‡‡– Žƒdz ƒ‡ ‘—– ‹ –Š”‡ƒ–‡‡†„‹”†ǡ„—–”‡˜‡”‡†ƒ•–Š‡ ‡’–‡„‡”ʹͲͳͶǤŠ‡•–—†›‹•†‹˜‹†‡†‹–‘ ”‡‹ ƒ”ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ•‹š–ŠƒŽƒ‹ƒƒˆ‘”–Š‡ ͸•‡ –‹‘•ǣ ‘’ƒ•Ǥ ͳǤ ’ƒ –••‡••‡–‘ˆ †‹˜‹†—ƒŽ”‘Œ‡ –• –Š‹•–‹›†‹•–”‹ –‘ˆ„ƒ”‡Ž›ʹͲͲͲ•“ǡ ͳ͵ Š›†”‘Ǧ‡Ž‡ –”‹  ’”‘Œ‡ –• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ Š‹••‡ –‹‘Ž‘‘•ƒ–‹†‹˜‹†—ƒŽ‹’ƒ –•‘ˆ ’Žƒ‡† „› ’—„Ž‹  ƒ† ’”‹˜ƒ–‡ –Š‡ ͳ͵ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ƒ† •—‰‰‡•–• ’”‘Œ‡ – ’”‘’‘‡–•ǡ †ƒ‹‰ ƒ† –—‡ŽŽ‹‰ •’‡ ‹ˆ‹ ‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘‡ƒ•—”‡•Ǥ ƒ‹•–‡ƒ†–”‹„—–ƒ”‹‡•‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ™ƒ‰  ŠŠ—™Š‹ Š™‹ŽŽ‡‡†ʹͶͻŠ‡ –ƒ”‡•‘ˆ 

23 Parineta Dandekar, South Asia Network for Dams, Rivers and People. This is an edited version of her article previously published on the SANDRP website 24 The Executive Summary of the Study can be (https://sandrp.wordpress.com/2015/04/10/cumula accessed at tive-impact-assessment-of-tawang-basin-highlights- https://sandrp.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/tawang- from-the-nehu-study/#more-4877) basin-study-nehu-exec-sum-sept-2014.pdf   Planned hydro projects in Tawang (from CIA Report)  

 

 

– ”‡ ‘‡†• –Šƒ– –Š”‡‡•ƒŠŠ—  ”‘Œ‡ –•ሺʹͶ•ƒŠ—Ǧ ǡ͹͹Ǥʹ•ƒ Š—Ǧ  ‘™‡” ƒ† ͸͹  •ƒ Š—Ǧ ሻ ƒ”‡ ƒ† •—• ‡’–‹„Ž‡ –‘ Šƒœƒ”†• •— Š ƒ•ǡ Š‹‰Š †”‘’’‡† „‡ ƒ—•‡ –Š‡› ƒ”‡Dz•‹–—ƒ–‡† ƒ– ‹–‡•‹–› Žƒ†•Ž‹†‡•ǡ •‘‹Ž ‡”‘•‹‘ ƒ† ˜‡”›Š‹‰Š‡Ž‡˜ƒ–‹‘ǡ–Š‡‡ ‘•›•–‡•ƒ”‡ ‘ Ǥdz – ƒŽ•‘ ”‡ ‘‡†• –Šƒ– –Š‡ ͸Ͳ Š‹‰„—ŠŠ—„‡ †”‘’’‡†  „‡ ƒ—•‡DzŠ‡ ’”‘’‘•‡† †ƒ ’”‘Œ‡ – ™‘—Ž† †‡•–”‘› •—„•–ƒ–‹ƒŽ ƒ”‡ƒ• ‘ˆ Žƒ†  —†‡” ˆ‘”‡•– ƒ† ƒŽ–‡” –Š‡ ”‹˜‡” ƒ† ƒ†Œ‘‹‹‰‡ ‘•›•–‡••—„•–ƒ–‹ƒŽŽ›Ǥ  Š‡ ‹†‡–‹ˆ‹‡† •‹–‡ ˆ‘” –Š‡ †ƒ ‹• Š‹‰ŠŽ›   —•–ƒ„Ž‡ƒ†Žƒ†•Ž‹†‡’”‘‡Ǥdz  ƒ’‘ˆƒ™ƒ‰ƒ•‹‹†‹ ƒ–‹‰Ž‘ ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ’Žƒ‡†’”‘Œ‡ –•ሺˆ”Š‹• •‡ –‹‘‘ ‡’‘”–ሻ ƒŽ•‘ ”‡ ‘‡†• •–”‘‰  ‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘ ‡ƒ•—”‡• ˆ‘”͹ͺͲ ›ƒŒƒ‰ŠŠ— ”‘Œ‡ – ‹ ‡‹–Šƒ‰  ƒŽŽ‡›ǡ‹ Ž—†‹‰ DzŠ‡ ’”‘’‘•‡† †‹˜‡”•‹‘ ‘ˆ ™ƒ–‡”  ˆ”‘ ƒ•ƒ‰ Š— ‹• ‘–  ”‡ ‘‡†‡†Ǥƒ•ƒ‰ Š—•Š‘—Ž†„‡ ƒŽŽ‘™‡†–‘ˆŽ‘™ˆ”‡‡Ž›Ǥdz            

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Dz†‡“—ƒ–‡™ƒ–‡” ˆŽ‘™ ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ‹’ƒ – ‘ˆ„Žƒ•–‹‰ǡ —•–„‡‡•—”‡†ˆ‘”–Š‹•†‘™•–”‡ƒ –—‡ŽŽ‹‰ǡ ”‘ƒ† ‘•–”— –‹‘ ƒ† ”‡‰‹‘Ǥ ‹˜‡ –Š‡ ƒ‘—– ‘ˆ ™ƒ–‡” –‘ — †‹•’‘•ƒŽ „‡ ”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡† ˆ”‘ –Š‡ „ƒ””ƒ‰‡ǡ –Š‡ Žƒ–‡”ƒŽ ˆŽ‘™ ˆ”‘ ͳͺ •–”‡ƒ Ȁ Š‡”‡‹•ƒ„‹‰—‹–›‘–Š‡„ƒ•‹•‘™Š‹ Š •–”‡ƒŽ‡–• —•– „‡ ƒŽŽ‘™‡† • ƒ† –Š‡‹” ‘’‘‡–• ƒ”‡ •‡Ž‡ –‡† ƒ–—”ƒŽŽ›Ǥ Š‹• ™‘—Ž† ƒŽ•‘ Š‡Ž’ ‹ ƒ† ‡šƒ –Ž› Š‘™ • ‘”‡• ˆ‘” ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ƒ‹–ƒ‹‹‰ –Š‡ „‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–› ‹ –Š‡ ‹’ƒ – ™‡”‡ ƒ””‹˜‡† ƒ–Ǥ Š‡”‡ •Š‘—Ž† †‘™•–”‡ƒƒ”‡ƒ•Ǥdz Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ƒ Ž‘– ‘”‡ Žƒ”‹–› ‘ –Š‹• ‹’‘”–ƒ–ƒ•’‡ –Ǥ ™‹†‡”ƒ‰‡‘ˆ‡ƒ•—”‡•”ƒ‰‹‰ˆ ”‘ ƒ‹–ƒ‹‹‰ ’”‡• ”‹„‡† ‡ǦˆŽ‘™ǡ Šƒ– •ƒ‹†ǡ –Š‡   •‡ –‹‘ Ž‘‘• ƒ– ƒ† ”‡•–”‹ –‹‰ –Š‡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ ƒ –‹˜‹–‹‡• ƒ••‡••‡• Š‡”‡–‘ ‡‰Ž‡ –‡† ‹’ƒ –• †—”‹‰™‹–‡”‘–Š•ƒ†‹‹‹•‹‰ Ž‹‡ —Ž–—”ƒŽ ƒ† Ž‹˜‡Ž‹Š‘‘† –Š‡ ‘‹•‡ ’‘ŽŽ—–‹‘ –‘ ’”‘–‡ – –Š‡ ‹’ƒ –•ǡƒ••‡••‹‰ –Š‡ †‡’‡†‡ › ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™‹–‡”‹‰‰”‘—†‘ˆ–Š‡„Žƒ Ǧ‡ ‡† ˜‹ŽŽƒ‰‡•ƒ”‘—†–Š‡ ’Žƒ‡† • ‘ –Š‡ ”ƒ‡• ”‹˜‡”•‘”–”‹„—–ƒ”‹‡•ǤŠ‹•ƒ••‡••‡–‹•ƒ ʹǤ ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ’ƒ –••‡••‡– ™‡Ž ‘‡ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡‘ˆ–Š‡ –—†›ƒ†Šƒ• ‘–„‡‡ƒ––‡’–‡†„‡ˆ‘”‡‹ †‹ƒǤ Š‡ ƒ™ƒ‰   •–—†› Ž‘‘• ƒ– ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ‹’ƒ –• ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ͸ͳ ‹ŽŽƒ‰‡ ‘•—Ž–ƒ–‹‘• Ǧƒœ‹‰Ž›ǡ –Š‡ ’‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡‘ˆ‡ ‘•›•–‡•ƒ†‹’ƒ –•‘ •–—†› Žƒ‹•–‘Šƒ˜‡Š‡Ž†‡‡–‹‰•‹͸ͳ ƒŽ—‡†  ‘•›•–‡ ‘’‘‡–• ƒˆˆ‡ –‡† ˜‹ŽŽƒ‰‡•Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ƒŽ–Š‘—‰Š –Š‡ ሺሻƒ† –”‹‡• –‘ —†‡”•–ƒ† –Š‡ –ƒ„Ž‡ ƒ‡• ‹– Ž‡ƒ” –Šƒ– ‘•– ˜‹ŽŽƒ‰‡”• –Š”‡•Š‘Ž† ˜ƒŽ—‡• ˆ‘” ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ‹’ƒ –•Ǥ ƒ”‡ƒ ƒ‰ƒ‹•– –Š‡ • ‘” ™ƒ– ‘”‡ Š‹Ž‡–Š‡ƒ’’”‘ƒ Š‹•‘˜‡Žƒ†‰‘‘†ǡ–Š‡ ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ƒ„‘—– –Š‡•‡ǡ ‹– ‹• ‘– Ž‡ƒ” ‹ˆ ™ƒ› ‹– ‹• ‹’Ž‡‡–‡† Ž‡ƒ˜‡• ƒ Ž‘– –‘ „‡ –Š‡ ‘ ‡’– ‘ˆ ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ‹’ƒ –• Šƒ˜‡ †‡•‹”‡†Ǥ „‡‡‡š’Žƒ‹‡†–‘–Š‡ǤŽ–Š‘—‰ŠŽ‹‹–‡† ‹ ‹–• • ‘’‡ǡ –Š‹• ‹• ƒ ™‡Ž ‘‡ ƒ•’‡ – ‘ˆ ‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹••—‡•‘– ‘•‹†‡”‡†„›–Š‡ –Š‡•–—†›Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ‹–‹••–”ƒ‰‡–Šƒ––Š‡ ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ’ƒ –••‡••‡–‹ Ž—†‡ǣ  †‘‡•‘–ƒŽŽ—†‡–‘–Š‡•–”‘‰’”‘–‡•–• †‹˜‹†—ƒŽ ƒ† ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ‹’ƒ – ™Š‹ ŠŠƒ˜‡Šƒ’’‡‡†‹ƒ™ƒ‰˜ƒŽŽ‡›•‘ ‘ˆ’’‡ƒ‹‰ ”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡•–Š”‘—‰Š • ‹ ˆƒ”ƒ†–Š‡ƒ‰‹–ƒ–‹‘‘ˆ‘•ƒ‰ƒ‹•––Š‡ ƒ™ƒ‰ ƒ† †‘™•–”‡ƒ Š—–ƒ ‘– ’”‘Œ‡ –•Ǥ •–—†‹‡†—†‡”Š›†”‘Ž‘‰›Ǥ ͵Ǥ ••‡••‡–‘ˆ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‘™• ‘™•–”‡ƒ ’ƒ –•ˆ‹† ‘ ‡–‹‘ ‹–Š‡•–—†›Ǥ

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Š‡ƒ™ƒ‰   Šƒ• „ƒ•‡† ‹–• ‡ˆŽ‘™• Š‹•‹•–Š‡ˆ‹”•– †‹ƒ•–—†› Šƒ˜‡ ‘‡ ”‡ ‘‡†ƒ–‹‘• ‘ —‹Ž†‹‰ Ž‘  ƒ ”‘••™Š‹ Šƒ••‹‰•˜ƒŽ—‡•–‘‹˜‡Ž‹Š‘‘† ‡–Š‘†‘Ž‘‰›™Š‹ Š ‘•‹†‡”• ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ”‡“—‹”‡‡– ƒ† —Ž–—”ƒŽ ”‡“—‹”‡‡–Ǥ Ǯ„Ž‘ •ǯǣ Š‡ •–—†› •Š‘—Ž† Šƒ˜‡ •’‡ ‹ˆ‹ ƒŽŽ› ‡–‹‘‡† –Šƒ– –Š‡•‡ ˆŽ‘™• •Š‘—Ž† „‡ ሺ‹ሻ ‹˜‡” „‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–› „ƒ•‡† ‘ ˆ‹•Š ‹‹ ‹‰ ”‡ƒŽ –‹‡ ƒ–—”ƒŽ Š›†”‘‰”ƒ’Š •’‡ ‹‡• Ž‹‡ Š‹œ‘–Š‘”ƒš ”‹ Šƒ”†•‘‹‹ǡ ƒ†•Š‘—Ž†„‡”‡Ž‡ƒ•‡†ƒ••— Šƒ†‘–‘  Š‹œ‘–Š‘”ƒš •’Ǥǡ ‡†‡‹  •’‡ ‹‡• ƒ †ƒ‹Ž›Ȁ ™‡‡Ž›Ȁ‘–ŠŽ› ‘” •‡ƒ•‘ƒŽ ሺ‡†‡‹  ’‡”‹’Š›–‘ǡ ‡†‡‹  „ƒ•‹•™Š‹ Š™‹ŽŽ†‡ˆ‡ƒ––Š‡ ’—”’‘•‡ ‘ˆ‡Ǧ œ‘‘’Žƒ–‘ሻǡƒ†–Š”‡ƒ–‡‡†„‹”†ሺŽƒ  ˆŽ‘™•Ǥ ‡ ‡† ”ƒ‡ሻ Š‡ ’‡” ‡–ƒ‰‡ ˆŽ‘™• ”‡ ‘‡†‡† „› ሺ‹‹ሻ‹˜‡”Š›†”ƒ—Ž‹ •ሺ„‡† ‘’‘•‹–‹‘ሻǡ –Š‡•–—†›ƒ”‡‰‹˜‡„‡Ž‘™ǣ ሺ‹‹‹ሻ —Ž–—”ƒŽ ”‡“—‹”‡‡– ሺ†‡ƒ† „‘†› ͹ͺͲ  ›ƒŒƒ‰ ŠŠ— ”‘Œ‡ – Ȃ Š‡ †‹•’‘•ƒŽ ƒ† –Š‡ Šƒ„‹–ƒ– ”‡“—‹”‡‡– ‘ˆ •–—†›Šƒ•”‡ ‘‡†‡†Š‹‰Š‡”‡ˆŽ‘™•ˆ‘” „Žƒ ‡ ‡† ”ƒ‡ሻ ›ƒŒƒ‰ ŠŠ—  ƒ• ƒ‰ƒ‹•– –Š‡ ‡š–”‡‡Ž› Ž‘™ ‡ˆŽ‘™• ”‡ ‘‡†‡† „› ሺ‹˜ሻ ‹˜‡Ž‹Š‘‘† ”‡“—‹”‡‡– ሺ™ƒ–‡” —•‡ǡ   Ǥ ˆƒ –ǡ –Š‡ •–—†› •–ƒ–‡• ”‹˜‡””‡•‘—” ‡•ǡƒ†‡†‹„Ž‡Ž‰ƒ‡ሻƒ† Dz‘•‹†‡”‹‰ –Š‡ ‘•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ ‹’‘”–ƒ ‡ ‘ˆ Žƒ  ‡ ‡† ”ƒ‡•ǡ –Š‡ ሺ˜ሻ  ‘•›•–‡ •–”— –—”‡ ƒ† ˆ— –‹‘ ‡š’‡”–• ™‡”‡—ƒ‹‘—• –‘ ’”‘–‡ – –Š‡ ሺ’‡”‹’Š›–‘ †‡•‹–›ǡ ™ƒ–‡” “—ƒŽ‹–›ǡ ǡ Šƒ„‹–ƒ–‘ˆ–Š‡•’‡ ‹‡•‹–Š‡†‘™•–”‡ƒ ‹˜ƒ•‹„‹Ž‹–› „› ‹˜ƒ•‹˜‡ ƒŽ‹‡ •’‡ ‹‡• ƒ”‡ƒ ‘ˆ ›ƒŒƒ‰ Š— „ƒ””ƒ‰‡ ƒš‹•dz Š‡ ሺ ሻǤ ‹‹— ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ˆŽ‘™

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”‡“—‹”‡‡– ˆ‘” –Š”‡‡ •‡ƒ•‘• ƒ– Š‡–‘–ƒŽ’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘‘ˆƒ™ƒ‰ ›ƒŒƒ‰ ŠŠ—’”‘Œ‡ –•‹–‡ƒ•’‡”–Š‡  ƒ– ƒ› ‰‹˜‡ ’‘‹– ‘ˆ –‹‡ ƒ”‡ǣ ‡ƒ •‡ƒ•‘ǣ ͳͲ —‡ •ǡ ‘Ǧ •Š‘—Ž† ‘– ‡š ‡‡† ͵͵Ψ ‘”‡ ‘•‘‘ •‡ƒ•‘ǣ ͳͲ —‡ •ǡ ‘•‘‘ –Šƒ–Š‡’”‡•‡–’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘‹Ǥ‡Ǥ •‡ƒ•‘ǣʹ͵ —‡ •Ǥ  ‘–”ƒ•–ǡ  Šƒ† ͸ͷǡͲͲͲ’‡”•‘• ƒŽŽ‘™‡† ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‘’Ž‡–‡ †‹˜‡”•‹‘ ‘ˆ ‘ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ƒ„‘˜‡ ʹͷͲͲ  ƒ•Ž ƒ•ƒ‰ ŠŠ— ‹˜‡” ”‡ ‘‡†‡† ƒ •Š‘—Ž†„‡ ‘•–”— –‡†Ǥ „Žƒ‡– ˆŽ‘™‘ˆ „ƒ”‡Ž› ͵Ǥͷ —‡ • ˆ”‘ ‹‹— Ž‡˜‡Ž ‘ˆ ™ƒ–‡” ˆŽ‘™ –Š‡ ƒ””ƒ‰‡ ‹ Ž‡ƒ ƒ† ‘Ǧ‘•‘‘ —•– „‡ ƒ‹–ƒ‹‡† ”‘—† –Š‡ ‘–Š•Ǥ ›‡ƒ” –‘ ‡•—”‡ –Š‡  •—•–ƒ‹ƒ„‹Ž‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‹˜‡” ‡ ‘•›•–‡ •–”— –—”‡ǡ ˆ— –‹‘ ͶǤ ••‡••‡– ‘ˆƒ””›‹‰ ƒ’ƒ ‹–› ‘ˆ ƒ†•‡”˜‹ ‡•Ǥ ƒ™ƒ‰‹˜‡”ƒ•‹ Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ™Š‹ Š †‹† ‘– ‡‡– –Š‡•‡ Š‡ ‡’‘”– Žƒ‹• –Šƒ– –Š‡ ƒ””›‹‰ ”‹–‡”‹ƒ Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ”‡ ‘‡†‡† ˆ‘” ƒ’ƒ ‹–›Šƒ•„‡‡ƒ••‡••‡†„› ‘•‹†‡”‹‰ ”‡Œ‡ –‹‘ǡ‹ Ž—†‹‰–Š‡ʹͶ•ƒŠŠ—ǡ ‘„‹‡† •‘ ‹ƒŽ ƒ† ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ͹͹Ǥʹ  •ƒ ŠŠ—  ‘™‡”ǡ ͸͹  •ƒ ‹’ƒ – –Š”‡•Š‘Ž†ǡ Š—ƒ ’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘ ŠŠ— ǡ͸ͲŠ‹‰„—ŠŠ—ƒ†ͻͲ ‹ˆŽ—š –Š”‡•Š‘Ž†ǡ ǦˆŽ‘™ǡ ˆ”‡‡ǦˆŽ‘™ ”‹˜‡” ‡™‡ŽŽ‹‰  Ž‡‰–Š ƒ† ˆ‘”‡•– Ž‘•• –Š”‡•Š‘Ž†Ǥ Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ’ƒ”ƒ‡–‡”• ™‡”‡ ‹†‡–‹ˆ‹‡† ƒ• Š‡ •–—†› ƒŽ•‘ ”‡ ‘‡†‡† ’Šƒ•‹‰ ‘ˆ ‹†‹ ƒ–‘”• ˆ‘” †‡–‡”‹‹‰ ƒ””›‹‰ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ˆ‘” †‹ˆˆ—•‹‰ –Š‡ ‹’ƒ – „‘–Š ƒ’ƒ ‹–›‘ˆƒ™ƒ‰”‹˜‡”„ƒ•‹ǣሺͳሻ„ƒ•‹ •’ƒ–‹ƒŽ ƒ† –‡’‘”ƒŽ •‡‰”‡‰ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ œ‘ƒ–‹‘ǡ ሺʹሻ Š—ƒ ’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘ ‹ˆŽ—šǡ ‘•–”— –‹‘ǡ ƒ• ™‡ŽŽ ƒ• –Š‡ ‹ˆŽ—š ‘ˆ ሺ͵ሻ ’”‡• ”‹„‡†  ǦˆŽ‘™ „ƒ•‡† ‘ ’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘ ™‹–Š‹ –Š‡ ƒ””›‹‰ ƒ’ƒ ‹–› ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„‹Ž‹–› ‘ˆ ™ƒ–‡” ƒ– †‹ˆˆ‡”‡– ’‘‹–•ǡ Ž‹‹–ǡ ‹Ǥ‡Ǥ ’”‡•—‡† –‘ „‡ ͵͵Ψ ‹ ”‡ƒ•‡ ሺͶሻ ˆ‘”‡•–Ȁ˜‡‰‡–ƒ–‹‘ Ž‘••ǡ ƒ† ሺͷሻ ˆ”‘ –Š‡ „ƒ•‡ ’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘Ǥ Š‡ ”‡’‘”– ‘„‹‡†•‘ ‹‘Ǧ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ‹†‡šǤ ”‡ ‘‡†•–™‘’Šƒ•‡•ǣ

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ͷǤ ‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–› ‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡ ’Žƒ ˆ‘” ƒ™ƒ‰ › Šƒ”‘‰ Š—ǡ ƒ™ƒ‰ ǡ ƒ•‹ ›ƒŒƒ‰ Š—ǡ ƒ•™ƒ–‰ƒ”Š ƒ†ƒ‹ƒ‰”‘‰Ǣƒ†Šƒ•‡  Š‡ ’‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡ ’Žƒ ‘•‹•–• ‘ˆ •‡˜‡”ƒŽ ሺͷǦͳͲ ›‡ƒ”•ሻǣ ƒ™ƒ‰ ǡ Š‘ǡ ‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘ ‡ƒ•—”‡•ǡ •‘‡ ™Š‹ Š ƒ”‡ ƒ†ƒ‰‘Š—Ǥ Š‹‰ŠŽ›“—‡•–‹‘ƒ„Ž‡Ž‹‡‡•–„‘š‡”‡ –‹‰ Š‡ ‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘ ‡ƒ•—”‡• ሺ™‹–Š‘—– ƒ› • ‹‡–‹ˆ‹  •–—†› ƒ† Ž‹‹–‡† ”‡ ‘‡†‡† „› –Š‡ ”‡’‘”– „‹”† •’‡ ‹‡•ሻǡ Š‘™‡˜‡”ǡ ’”‘Œ‡ – •’‡ ‹ˆ‹  •Š‘—Ž† „‡ ‹’Ž‡‡–‡† –‘ ’Žƒ• Ž‹‡ •—‰‰‡•–‹‘• ˆ‘” ’”‘–‡ –‹‘ ‘ˆ ‹‹‹œ‡ –Š‡ ƒ†˜‡”•‡ ‹’ƒ –• Žƒ  ‡ ‡† ”ƒ‡ ‹ ƒ•‡ ‘ˆ ›ƒŒƒ‰ ‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –•Ǥ ŠŠ—’”‘Œ‡ –ƒ”‡‹’‘”–ƒ–Ǥ   ‘ •— —’ǡ–Š‡ ƒ™ƒ‰  Ȁ ‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡ ‘ Ž—•‹‘ ƒ† ‡ ‘‡†ƒ–‹‘• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ŽƒȀƒ•‹ –—†› ‹• ‹†‡‡† ƒ —‹“—‡ ƒ™ƒ‰ƒ•‹–—†› ƒ––‡’–‹——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ’ƒ –••‡••‡– •ƒŠ— ǡ•ƒŠ— ‘™‡”ǡ•ƒ ™Š‹ Š ‹• ƒ †‡’ƒ”–—”‡ ˆ”‘ ‘•—Ž–ƒ–Ǧ Š— ǡ Š‹‰„— Š— ƒ† ‡™ ‡–”‹ ǡ‹•‘Žƒ–‡†ƒ•‹•–—†‹‡••‘ˆƒ”ǤŠ‹• ‡ŽŽ‹‰ •Š‘—Ž† ‘– „‡ •–—†› Šƒ• ”‘„—•– ’”‹ƒ”› ™‘” ‘ •‘‡ ‹’Ž‡‡–‡† •‹ ‡ –Š‡› ƒ”‡ –‘’‹ •Ž‹‡ǦˆŽ‘™•Ǥ ’”‘’‘•‡† ƒ„‘˜‡ ʹͷͲͲ  ƒ•Ž ƒ† Šƒ˜‡ ƒ ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ‹’ƒ – Šƒ– •ƒ‹†ǡ –Š‡ •–—†› •Š‹‡• ƒ™ƒ› ˆ”‘ ƒ••‡••‡–‹†‡š˜ƒŽ—‡൐ͲǤͺͶ ”‡ ‘‡†‹‰ †”‘’’‹‰ ƒ› „‹‰‰‡” Š‡ ‡ǦˆŽ‘™ ƒ• ”‡ ‘‡†‡† ’”‘Œ‡ –•ǡ †‡•’‹–‡ –Š‡‹” ‹••—‡•Ǥ ƒ –‘”• ‹ •Š‘—Ž† „‡ ƒ‹–ƒ‹‡† „› ƒŽŽ • ‘”‹‰ •›•–‡ „ƒ•‡† ‘ ’‡”  • ‘”‡ –Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –•”‡ ‘‡†‡†˜‹œǤ Šƒ˜‡ ‘–”‹„—–‡†–‘ –Š‹•Ǥ ‘”‡šƒ’Ž‡ǡ  › Šƒ”‘‰ Š—ǡ ƒ™ƒ‰ ǡ ƒ•‡‘ˆ͹ͺͲ›ƒŒƒ‰ŠŠ—”‘Œ‡ –ǡ ƒ™ƒ‰ ǡ›ƒŒƒ‰ Š—ǡŠ‘ǡ –Š‡ ƒ‰”‡‡•–Šƒ––Š‡’”‘Œ‡ –Šƒ••‡˜‡”‡ ƒ† ƒ‰‘ Š—Ǥ Š‡ †‡•‹‰ ‹’ƒ –•‘ •‘ ‹ƒŽǡ —Ž–—”ƒŽ ƒ†‡ ‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽ †‹• Šƒ”‰‡ǡ ’‘™‡” ‰‡‡”ƒ–‹‘ ƒ•’‡ –•ǣ •’‡ ‹ˆ‹ ƒŽŽ› ‡•–‹‰ ‘ˆ Žƒ  ƒ† ’‡ƒ‹‰ Š‘—”• ‡‡† –‘ „‡ ‡ ‡†”ƒ‡ƒ†‹–‹•‹’‘••‹„Ž‡–‘•Š‹ˆ– ‘†‹ˆ‹‡†ƒ ‘”†‹‰Ž›Ǥ –Š‡„ƒ””ƒ‰‡•‹–‡‹ƒ›‘–Š‡”’Žƒ ‡Ǥ— Šƒ †‹”‡ – •–ƒŽ‡ƒ–‡ ‡ƒ• –Šƒ– –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – Š‡ ”‡ ‘‡†‡† ͸ Žƒ”‰‡ •Š‘—Ž† „‡ †”‘’’‡†ǡ „—–   Šƒ• •Š‹‡† Š›†”‘’”‘Œ‡ –•ƒ†–Š‡ʹ•ƒŽŽǦ ƒ™ƒ› ˆ”‘ ƒ‹‰ •— Š ƒ Š›†‡Ž••Š‘—Ž†„‡‹’Ž‡‡–‡† ”‡ ‘‡†ƒ–‹‘Ǥ ‹ –™‘ ’Šƒ•‡• ƒ• ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™•ǣ Šƒ•‡  ሺͲǦͷ ›‡ƒ”•ሻǣ

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‡ Š‘’‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡ ——Žƒ–‹˜‡ ’ƒ – ሺ ሻ ‡’‘”–Ǥ ‡–ǡ †‘‡• ‹– ƒŽ™ƒ›• Šƒ’’‡ ••‡••‡–Ȁƒ””›‹‰ƒ’ƒ ‹–›–—†›ƒ† ‹ƒ‰‡—‹‡™ƒ›ǫ ‡”•’‡ –‹˜‡ Žƒ‹‰ ‘ˆ ƒ™ƒ‰ ‹• †‹••‡‹ƒ–‡† –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– –Š‡ ”‡‰‹‘ ‹  —„Ž‹  ‡ƒ”‹‰ ሺ ሻˆ‘” –Š‡ƒ†ƒ†‹‡ƒ Ž‘ ƒŽ Žƒ‰—ƒ‰‡ ƒ† ‹• ‹’”‘˜‹•‡† ™‹–Š ‘”–’”‘’‘•‡†‹–Š‡‰Šƒƒ•Š‹‹‡•–—ƒ”› ‹’—–• ˆ”‘ ‹Šƒ„‹–ƒ–• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‡‰‹‘Ǥ – ™ƒ• ‘†— –‡† „› –Š‡ ƒ”ƒ–ƒƒ –ƒ–‡ ”† ™‹ŽŽ ‘– „‡ ’”—†‡– –‘ –ƒ‡ —’ ƒ› ‘ŽŽ—–‹‘ ‘–”‘Ž ‘ƒ”† ሺሻ ‘ ʹ͵  ʹ͹ ’”‘Œ‡ –•™‹–Š‘—––Š‹•’”‘ ‡••Ǥ —”–Š‡”ǡ–Š‡ ƒ” Š ʹͲͳͷ ‹ ‹”‡‰—––‹ –‘™ǡ —–ƒ ƒ™ƒ‰   •Š‘—Ž† —†‡”‰‘ ƒ ’—„Ž‹  ƒŽ—ƒ‹‘”–Šƒ”ƒ–ƒƒǤ Š‡ƒ”‹‰„‡ˆ‘”‡‹–‹•ƒ ‡’–‡†Ǥ Š‹•’”‘’‘•ƒŽŠƒ•„‡‡‹–Š‡ƒ‹”ˆ‘”•‘‡  –Š‡ ‡ƒ–‹‡ǡ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ –‹‡Ǥ ‘ ƒŽ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ‰”‘—’• ƒ† Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡• ‰‹˜‡ ƒ† ˆ—–—”‡ ’”‘ ‡•• ‘ˆ ƒ –‹˜‡ ‹†‹˜‹†—ƒŽ• ™‡”‡ ‘ ‡”‡† ƒ„‘—– ›ƒŒƒ‰ ŠŠ— ƒ† ƒ™ƒ‰ ƒ•‹ –Š‡ ’‘••‹„Ž‡ ‹’ƒ –• ƒ† ™‡”‡ ‹ –‘— Š ’”‘Œ‡ –•™‹ŽŽŠƒ˜‡–‘„‡‡’–‹ƒ„‡›ƒ ‡ ™‹–ŠǤ Šƒ†˜‹•‹–‡†–Š‡ƒ”‡ƒ‹ –‘„‡” —Ž‡••–Š‡’”‘’‘‡–•ƒ ‡’––Š‡‡ǦˆŽ‘™• ʹͲͳͶǤ ƒ•‡† ‘ ‘—” ’”‹ƒ”› ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ƒ† ‘–Š‡” ‹–‹‰ƒ–‹‘ ‡ƒ•—”‡• ƒ†ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ †‘ —‡–• ™‡ •—„‹––‡†ƒ ”‡ ‘‡†‡†„›–Š‡ Ǥ ™”‹––‡ ”‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘ –‘ Ǥ ‡ ‰—‹†‡† •‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–• –‘ ”ƒ‹•‡  ”‡Ž‡˜ƒ–“—‡•–‹‘•ƒ†‹••—‡•Ǥ —„Ž‹  ‡ƒ”‹‰ ˆ‘” ƒ†ƒ†‹ ••—‡•”ƒ‹•‡†‹™”‹––‡„›‹ Ž—†‡ǣ  ‡ƒ‘”–‹ƒ”ƒ–ƒƒ ƒሻ ‡ƒ•—”‡• ˆ‘” ’”‡•‡”˜‹‰ ‡ ‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽŽ› •‡•‹–‹˜‡ƒ”‡ƒ• ‡”‡ ‡ ‘”‰‡ʹͷ „ሻ ’ƒ –‘ˆ†”‡†‰‹‰ƒ†•‡™ƒ‰‡™ƒ•–‡ ‘‘›•–‡”„‡†•ƒ†ƒ‰”‘˜‡• Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ –• ƒ’’Ž› ˆ‘” ƒ ሻ ’ƒ –‘–Š‡ ƒ‰ƒ˜ƒŽŽ‹‹˜‡”†—‡–‘ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡ ሺሻǡ ƒ —„Ž‹  ™‹–Š†”ƒ™ƒŽ‘ˆ™ƒ–‡”ˆ‘”–Š‹•’”‘Œ‡ – ‡ƒ”‹‰ ‹• ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡—„Ž‹ ‘•—Ž–ƒ–‹‘ ʹ͸ ’”‘ ‡•• –‘ Š‡–Š‡” –Š‡ ‘˜‡‡–• ƒ– –Š‡ ’”‡•‡– ‘„–ƒ‹’—„Ž‹ ˜‹‡™• ƒ† ‘‡–• ‘ ƒ ˆ‹•Š‹‰Šƒ”„‘—”™‘—Ž†„‡”‡•–”‹ –‡†Ǥ ”ƒˆ– ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ’ƒ – ••‡••‡– ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ ƒ”‡ –Š‡ Š‹‰ŠŽ‹‰Š–• ‘ˆ †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡–•ƒ––Š‡—„Ž‹  ‡ƒ”‹‰Ǥ

25 Field Researcher, ERC 27 The Public Hearing was conducted at Secondary High School, 26 Of the EIA Notifications 2006 Hiregutti in Kumta Taluka of Uttara Kannada District.

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ͳǤ Š› ƒ ’‘”– ‹ ƒ „‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–› ”‹ Š ‘™ ƒŽŽ‘™‡† ’”‘Œ‡ –• ‡˜‡ ™‹–Š „ƒ•‡Ž‹‡ ‡•–—ƒ”›ǫ †ƒ–ƒ ‘ŽŽ‡ –‡†‘”‡–Šƒ͵›‡ƒ”•ƒ‰‘–‘„‡ ƒሻ ”‘’‘•ƒŽ ˆ‘” ƒ ‹‘Ž‘‰‹ ƒŽ ‡”‹–ƒ‰‡ ‹–‡ ‘•‹†‡”‡† ˆ‘” Ǥ Š‡ „ƒ•‡Ž‹‡ †ƒ–ƒ ˆ‘” ሺ ሻʹͺǣ –Š‹•’”‘Œ‡ –™ƒ• ‘ŽŽ‡ –‡†‹ʹͲͳͲǤ  –‹•–Š‡‘Ž›‘‡ƒ‘‰–Š‡ˆ‹˜‡ƒŒ‘”  ‡•–—ƒ”‹‡ •›•–‡• ‹ ––ƒ”ƒ ƒƒ†ƒǡ „ሻ ‹‹–‹‰ ’—„Ž‹  ’ƒ”–‹ ‹’ƒ–‹‘ǣ ͵ͳ ™‹–Š‘—–ƒ›†ƒ•‘”†‹˜‡”•‹‘•Ǥ ”‹–‹“—‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹‰Š ‡˜‡Ž ‘‹––‡‡  – Šƒ• ƒ Ǧ–—”ǡ ’”‘˜‹†‹‰ ƒ ˜ƒ•– ሺ ሻ͵ʹ”‡’‘”– ’‘‹–• ‘—– –Šƒ– Ǯƒ‘‰•– „ƒ ™ƒ–‡”•Š‡Ž–‡”ˆ‘”„‹‘†‹˜‡”•‹–›Ǥ –Š‡ ‘•– †ƒƒ‰‹‰ ƒ•’‡ –• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‡’‘”–  ‹• ‹–• ƒ„•‘Ž—–‡ ‘–‡’– ˆ‘” ’‡‘’Ž‡ǯ• „ሻ”‘’‘•ƒŽˆ‘”ƒ—Ž–‹’—”’‘•‡‡ƒ‘”–ǣ – ˜‘‹ ‡• ‹ –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ †‡ ‹•‹‘ ™‘—Ž†”‡“—‹”‡ƒ„‘—–ͷ͸ͲŠƒǤˆ‘” ƒ‹‰’”‘ ‡••Ǥǯ  ‡˜‡„‡”–Š•Šƒ†Ž‹‰͸ʹǤ͵͸ʹͻ   ‹“—‹†ƒ–—”ƒŽ ƒ•ሺ ሻ–‡”‹ƒŽǤ ͶǤ•–ƒ‰‡Ǧƒƒ‰‡†—„Ž‹  ‡ƒ”‹‰ Š‡ ƒ‡Ž ‘•‹•–‡† ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡’—–› ሻ  –Š‡ —„Ž‹  ‡ƒ”‹‰ǣ ƒ”—–‹ ‘—†ƒ ‘‹••‹‘‡” ‘ˆ ––ƒ”ƒ ƒƒ†ƒ •ƒ‹†–Šƒ––Š‡‘›•–‡”„‡†•ƒ†–Š‡‡š‹•–‹‰ ‹•–”‹ –ǡŒ™ƒŽ—ƒ” Š‘•Šƒ†ƒ ˆ‹•Š‹‰Šƒ”„‘—” ‘—Ž†„‡Šƒ”‡†Ǥ ‡„‡”Ǥ

ʹǤŠ‡‡š‹•–‹‰ƒ†ƒ†‹ˆ‹•Š‹‰Šƒ”„‘—”ǡƒ Š‡‡˜‡” •‘‡‘‡ –”‹‡† –‘ ”ƒ‹•‡ ‹••—‡•ǡ ‹’‘”–ƒ–•‘—” ‡‘ˆŽ‹˜‡Ž‹Š‘‘†   ’‡‘’Ž‡ Ž‡ƒ”Ž› „”‘—‰Š– ‹ –‘ •—’’‘”– –Š‡ ‹Ǥ š’‘”–• ‹ Ž—†‡ ‹„„‘ˆ‹•Šǡ —––Ž‡ ˆ‹•Šǡ ’”‘Œ‡ –ǡ™‘—Ž†•Š‘—–‹‹–•ˆƒ˜‘—”Ǥ ‹‰ˆ‹•Šƒ†’”ƒ™•Ǥ   ‹‹Ǥ ʹͷ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ™‹–Š ͳ ‡”•‹ƒ „‘ƒ– ‘—Ž† ͷǤ •ƒ–‹•ˆƒ –‘”› Žƒ”‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘• ˆ”‘ –Š‡ ‡ƒ”ƒ”‘—†ͺŽƒŠ’‡”›‡ƒ”Ǥ  ‘•—Ž–ƒ–    Š‡ ”ƒˆ–   ”‡’‘”– ™ƒ• †‘‡ „› ͵Ǥ ‘˜–Ǥ†‹Ž—–‹‘•‘ˆ–Š‡’”‘ ‡•• ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ ‰‹‡‡”‹‰ ƒሻš–‡†‹‰–Š‡Ž‹ˆ‡‘ˆ’”‘Œ‡ –’”‘’‘•ƒŽ•ǣ ‡•‡ƒ” Š •–‹–—–‡ሺ ሻƒ†•—„‹––‡† Ž‹‡ ‡ƒ”Ž‹‡”ǡ ‘  Ƭ  ͵Ͳ ˆˆ‹ ‡ ‹—‰—•–ʹͲͳͶǤ ‡‘”ƒ†— ሺǤǤሻ ‘ˆ Ͳ͹ǤͳͳǤʹͲͳͶ Šƒ• ‘ ƒŽ ‘ ‡”•‹ Ž—†‡†ǣ  ƒŠƒ„ƒŽ‡•Š™ƒ” ‡‰†‡ ˆ‡Ž– –Šƒ– –Š‡

28 A final report on the “Survey of Kali and Aghanashini ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘’”‘˜‹†‡†‹•‘–•—ˆˆ‹ ‹‡–Ǥ Estuaries to Declare as Heritage Sites” was prepared and submitted by V.N. Nayak, Professor and Chairman, Department of Studies in Marine Biology, Karwar to the Karnataka Biodiversity Board on 12.09.2011.

29 Million Tonnes Per Annum 31 Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment

30 Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change 32 To amend Forest and Environmental Laws

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 ƒ‰ƒŽ Š‡––› ˆ”‘ ƒ‰ƒŽ •ƒ‹† –Šƒ– Š‡—„Ž‹  ‡ƒ”‹‰Š‹‰ŠŽ‹‰Š–•‹’‘”–ƒ ‡ ™ƒ–‡”•‘—” ‡• ‘—Ž†„‡’‘ŽŽ—–‡†Ǥ ‘ˆ ‰—‹†‹‰ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ”‡‰ƒ”†‹‰ ’”‘ ‡†—”‡ǡ  Ǥ Ǥ ‡‰†‡ ˆ”‘ ‡Šƒ—Œƒ ”—•– Žƒ™•ƒ†‹••—‡•ˆ‘”„‡––‡”ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡ ƒ† ƒ†—”ƒ‰ ‡‰†‡ ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ Ž‡ƒ”ƒ ‡’”‘ ‡••Ǥ ’’‹‘ ‘˜‡‡–ǡ „‘–Š •‡‹‘” ƒ –‹˜‹•–•˜‘‹ ‡†–Š‡‹” ‘ ‡”•Ǥ  ‘’”‘–‡ ––Š‡ ǡ–Š‡ ‘•—Ž–ƒ– ™‘—Ž†Ǯ†‘–Š‡‹”„‡•–’‘••‹„Ž‡Ǥǯ  ‘ ‰—ƒ”ƒ–‡‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡ ’”‘Œ‡ – ™‹ŽŽ ‹’Ž‡‡––Š‡ ‡ƒ•—”‡• ’”‘‹•‡†ǡ –Š‡•‡ ™‘—Ž† „‡ ‘†‹–‹‘• –‘ –Š‡ ’ƒ”–‹‡•›‡––‘„‡ ‘–”ƒ –‡†

͸Ǥ ‡‘’Ž‡ •— ‡‡† ‹ ‡ˆ‘” ‹‰ –Š‡   ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘•ʹͲͲ͸    ƒሻ‘ Ž—†‹‰ ‹’”‘’‡”Ž›ǣ Š‡ —„Ž‹  ‡ƒ”‹‰™ƒ• ƒŽ‘•– ‘ Ž—†‡† ™‹–Š‘—– ”‡ƒ†‹‰ ‘—– –Š‡ ‹—–‡• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡‡–‹‰Ǥ‡‘’Ž‡‘„Œ‡ –‡†ƒ†™‡’‘‹–‡† ‘—––Šƒ–ƒ•’‡”–Š‡ ‘–‹ˆ‹ ƒ–‹‘•ʹͲͲ͸ǡ –Š‡ ’”‘ ‡‡†‹‰• ƒ —”ƒ–‡Ž› ”‡ˆŽ‡ –‹‰ ƒŽŽ –Š‡ ˜‹‡™•ƒ† ‘ ‡”•‡š’”‡••‡†ƒ”‡–‘ „‡”‡ƒ†‘˜‡”–‘–Š‡ƒ—†‹‡ ‡‹˜‡”ƒ —Žƒ” Žƒ‰—ƒ‰‡ǤŠ‡Ǯƒ‰”‡‡†ǯ‹—–‡••Š‘—Ž†„‡ •‹‰‡† „› –Š‡ ‹•–”‹ – ƒ‰‹•–”ƒ–‡ ‘ –Š‡ •ƒ‡ †ƒ› ƒ† ˆ‘”™ƒ”†‡† –‘ –Š‡  ‘ ‡”‡†Ǥ ˆ–‡” ‹‹–‹ƒŽ ”‡Ž— –ƒ ‡ –Š‡  ƒ‘— ‡† –Šƒ– –Š‹• ™‘—Ž† „‡ †‘‡ ƒˆ–‡”͵†ƒ›••‘–Šƒ––Š‡› ‘—Ž† ‘’‹Ž‡–Š‡ ‹—–‡•Ǥ

„ሻ‡ƒ†‹‰ ‘—– –Š‡ ‹—–‡• ƒˆ–‡” ͵ †ƒ›•ǣ Š‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽˆˆ‹ ‡”‘ˆƒ”™ƒ” ”‡ƒ†‘—––Š‡ ‹—–‡•–‘ƒ„‘—–ʹͲ’‡‘’Ž‡ ƒ– –Š‡ •ƒ‡ ˜‡—‡ ‘ ʹ͹–Š ƒ” Š ʹͲͳͷǤ Š‡ ’ƒ”–• ”‡Ž‡˜ƒ– –‘ –Š‡ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ’”‡•‡– ™‡”‡ Žƒ”‹ˆ‹‡†Ǥ

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