NGT disposes plea after CRPF drops plan to set up camp in J-K's Srinagar

NGT Closes Case After CRPF Drops Plan for Srinagar Camp in Wildlife Zone

The National Green Tribunal disposed of an environmental case on February 16 after the Central Reserve Police Force confirmed it had abandoned plans to build a battalion camp on 1,324 kanals of land in Srinagar’s Brain locality. The CRPF had planned to establish a camp for its 61st, 79th, 117th, and 132nd battalions in the Brain area of Khanyar tehsil in Srinagar district. The site sits within a green zone near protected wildlife corridors and s…

NGT disposes plea after CRPF drops plan to set up camp in J-K's Srinagar

New Delhi, Feb 18 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal has disposed of an environmental plea challenging a proposed CRPF camp site in Srinagar district after the tribunal was informed that the proposal had been dropped.The green body was hearing a plea against the setting up of the proposed camp for the 61, 79, 117 and 132 battalions of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on 1,324 kanals of land in the Brain locality of Khanyar tehsil in Srinag…