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Mangaluru: Supreme Court dismisses appeal against Yettinahole project

  •   Sat, Sep 07 2019 08:17:36 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP) 

Mangaluru, Sep 7: An appeal filed by noted environmentalist, K N Somashekhar, against the order of the National Green Tribunal relating to Yettinahole drinking water and irrigation project, was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Friday September 6. 

The Supreme Court upheld the arguments of the government that blocking this drinking water project is not justifiable. The petitioner reportedly has decided to file review petition against this order. 

Somashekhar said that it has been decided to register a separate case about corruption in the execution of this project. He said that decision about filing the suit either in High Court or Supreme Court would be taken after holding discussions with legal experts. He said that the next mode of legal action will be undertaken by taking into confidence leading nature activists and lawyers.  


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Somashekhar and advocate from Sakleshpur, Kishore Kumar, had filed petitions questioning the forest department's clearance given to cut down large tracts of forest for undertaking Yettinahole project. The tribunal had passed an order rejecting their petition, citing that Yettinahole is a drinking water project.  Somashekhar had questioned this judgement in the Supreme Court through an appeal.
  

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  • Sunil D'Souza, Mangalore

    Sat, Sep 07 2019

    We have some of the brilliant lawyers in Mangalore.....guys please gang-up and help Mangalore....it's the matter of our water which we and our ancestors have been depending on from time immemorial.

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