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(SZ) in the Matter Of: APPLICATION NO BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL SOUTHERN ZONE, CHENNAI APPLICATION NOs. 89 & 212 OF 2014 (SZ) In the matter of: APPLICATION NO. 89 OF 2014 (SZ) M.S.Thankappan, Thamarakandom Road Thekkady P.O Idukki District ... Applicant Vs 1. Union of India Ministry of Environment and Forests Forest Conservation Division Government of India New Delhi 2. The Conservator of Forests Kerala State Forest Headquarters Vazhuthacaud Thiruvananthapuram 3. The Deputy Director (Project Tiger) Periyar East Division PeriyarTiger Reserve Thekkady, Idukki District 4. National Tiger Conservation Authority Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests New Delhi, rep. by its Director 5. State of Kerala Department of Tourism Rep. by its Secretary, Secretariat Thiruvananthapuram 6. M/s. Periyar Tiger Conservation Foundation rep. by its Trustee, Sanjay Kumar I.F.S. O/o Deputy Director Periyar East Division PeriyarTiger Reserve, Thekkady, Idukki Dist (impleaded as per order dt. 26.5.2014 made In M.A.No.99/2014) 7. The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Principal Secretary Public Works Department Fort St. George, Chennai – 9 (impleaded as per order dated 5.9.2014 Made in M.A.No.212 of 2014) ... Respondents 1 Counsel appearing for the applicant Mr. P.B. Sahasranaman Counsel appearing for the respondents For respondent Nos.1 &4 .. Mr. M.R. Gokul Krishnan For respondent Nos.2,3 &5 .. Mr. Sandesh Raja For respondent No.6 .. Mr. M. Ajay For respondent No.7 .. Mr. E. Manoharan APPLICATION NO.212 OF 2014 (SZ) In the matter of: Abraham Thomas Mavilapurayidam Murukady P.O Via Kumily Idukki District, Kerala ... Applicant Vs. 1. Union of India Ministry of Environment and Forests rep. by its Secretary Government of India New Delhi 2. The Conservator of Forests Kerala State Forest Headquarters Vazhuthacaud Thiruvananthapuram 3. The Deputy Director (Project Tiger) Periyar East Division PeriyarTiger Reserve Thekkady, Idukki District 4. National Tiger Conservation Authority rep. by its Director Government of India, Ministry of Environment & Forests New Delhi 5. State of Kerala Department of Tourism Rep. by its Secretary, Secretariat Thiruvananthapuram 6. The Kerala Pollution Control Board rep. by its Member Secretary Thiruvananthapuram 7. The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Principal Secretary 2 Public Works Department Fort St. George, Chennai – 9 (impleaded as per order dated 22.8.2014) 8. M/s. Periyar Tiger Conservation Foundation Rep. by its Trustee, O/o Deputy Director PeriyarTiger Reserve, Thekkady, Idukki Dist. (impleaded as per order dt. 20.11.2014 made in M.A.No.235/2014) ... Respondents Counsel appearing for the applicant Mr. Yogeshwaran Counsel appearing for the respondents For respondent Nos. 1 & 4 ... Mr. M.R. Gokul Krishnan For respondent Nos. 2, 3 & 5 ... Mr. Sandesh Raja For respondent No.6 ... Mrs. Rema Smrithi For respondent No.7 ... Mr. E. Manoharan For respondent No.8 ... Mr. M. Ajay ORDER Present: Hon’ble Justice M.S. Nambiar, Judicial Member Hon’ble Shri P.S. Rao, Expert Member -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delivered by Hon‟ble Shri P.S. Rao, Expert Member 15th November, 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Whether the Judgement is allowed to be published on the Internet – Yes/No Whether the Judgement is to be published in the All India NGT Reporter –Yes/No APPLICATION NO.89 OF 2014: Stating that he has got concern for the protection of environment and ecology of the area, the applicant, who is a resident of Thekkady, Idukki district, State of Kerala has filed the application seeking relief for the protection of environment and against the development and construction activities in the Periyar Tiger Reserve. Pursuant to the order dated 21.3.2013 issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. 3 2. The case of the applicant is that without obtaining Forest Clearance (FC) from the Centrally Empowered Committee (CEC), the Officers of the Forest and Wildlife Department of the State of Kerala are developing a Car Park in an area of 20 acres inside the Wildlife Habitat at Anavachal, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Thekkady causing severe threat to the Forest Ecology and Wildlife. It is further stated by the applicant that the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary which covers an extent of 925 sq.km and located in Idukki District, is declared as Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in 1978 and it is an example of nature‟s bounty with great scenic charm and having rich Bio-diversity providing veritable visitor satisfaction. 3. The 2nd respondent has obtained approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) of Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) for Tiger Conservation Plan (TCP) as per order No.F.No.1- 14/2011-NTCA dated 21.3.2013 for the purpose of conservation of Tigers in the Reserve and for other purposes. While approving the TCP, the 4th respondent NTCA has stated that the project shall not overrule the existing laws of the country especially the Indian Forest Act, 1927, the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (FC Act) and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. But under the guise of the above sanction order, the Department of Tourism, State of Kerala, the 5th respondent herein, has decided to develop the area and make certain constructions in the Tiger Reserve. The department proposed to provide Car Parking facility at Anavachal, construct Boat Jetty, Reception Centres, Dining Rooms, Office Rooms, Shopping Complex etc., and the 5th respondent issued G.O.(Rt).No.5138/2013/TSM dated 25.6.2013 for undertaking the aforesaid activities at a cost of Rs.499.97 Lakhs. Therefore, it is clear that what was intended by the 4th and 5th respondents is not for the protection of Tigers, but it is for the development of Tourism and under the guise of Tiger Protection, if the activities are allowed substantial extent of forest land will be converted into Parking Space, Shopping Mall etc. Taking advantage of the approved TCP, 20 acres of Wildlife Habitat inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve is going to be 4 destroyed, in violation of the FC Act and other Rules and Regulations and without conducting any Environmental serious damage to the Reserve. 4. The applicant made a prayer to direct the respondent Nos. 2 to 5 not to take up any developmental or construction activities in the PTR pursuant to the approval of TCP by NTCA and direct the 1st respondent MoEF&CC to assess the damages caused to the Reserve in view of the developmental and construction activities already undertaken by the State of Kerala and recover the same from the officers concerned and restore the ecology in the same manner as it was existing in the area. 5. The Assistant Inspector General of Forests, NTCA, MoEF&CC filed the counter affidavit dated 21.5.2014 for respondent No.1 and on behalf of respondent No.4 stating that the NTCA is a statutory body in the MoEF&CC constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006 for the Tiger conservation and discharges its duties and responsibilities as per the powers and jurisdiction vested under the said Act. As such, the NTCA has an overarching role in the matter of Tiger conservation. It is further stated that the concerned State Government is mandated with the day to day administration of the field formation within the State as per the Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972.The NTCA assists the States having Tiger Reserves by providing necessary funding support for protection, strengthening of anti-poaching activities including special strategy for monsoon patrolling in addition to strengthening of communication and wireless facilities etc. The NTCA has been conferred with powers and functions under Section 38-O (1) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2006 and under Section 38 (V) (4) of the Act, the buffer area has been defined and in compliance of section 38-O (1) (C) the NTCA has issued guidelines dated 15.10.2012 formulating certain standards on tourism activities in the Tiger Reserves. The TCP of the PTR has been approved following due procedure and that the parking area in question falls under the notified buffer 5 zone of the Reserve and it is as per the approved eco-tourism plan which forms part of the TCP both for Tiger conservation as well as for meeting the human concerns. 6. The respondent Nos. 2 and 5 have filed a Memo dated 8.5.2014 stating that they are adopting the counter/reply affidavit of the 3rd respondent and they have no further reply/counter to be filed. However, subsequently vide Memo dated 17.2.2017, the State of Kerala has filed a copy of the letter dated 4.1.2017 received from Mr. E.K. Bharat Bhushan I.A.S, Member, Central Administrative Tribunal, Ahmadabad Bench forwarded to the Deputy Director, PTR wherein it is clearly recommended that the location of the vehicle parking site may be shifted from the present location to avoid damage to the wildlife and environment. That letter reveals that the Member of the Tribunal had an occasion to visit the Reserve and while appreciating the measures taken for the protection of wildlife, bio-diversity as well as facilities provided for the tourists, the Member has suggested that the vehicle parking site at the boat landing point to be shifted outside to prevent disturbance to the wild animals and damage to the environment. 7. The Deputy Director, Project Tiger, PTR has filed counter affidavit on behalf of respondent No.3 denying the averments made by the applicant that the activities undertaken in the PTR by the State of Kerala are causing damage to the wildlife and environment. It is stated that the development and protection activities in the Reserve was the subject matter of the case in T.N.
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