Telangana Secretariat demolition case was heard today by National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Chennai. The tribunal heard the petition filed by the Congress MP from Malkajgiri A Revanth Reddy against the demolition.
Revanth Reddy through his petition alleged that the Telangana government had violated prescribed norms and demolished the secretariat adding to environmental pollution.
According to reports, the Supreme Court has instructed the petitioner in this regard to resolve the issue in NGT in Chennai. The NGT has directed Telangana Government to file a counter affidavit on the same. It posted the case on April 12 for the next hearing.
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The petitioner argued that there was no environmental clearance to demolish the secretariat to build a new one. The advocate of Revanth Reddy argued that the center did not give environmental clearance for the same and its violation. On this Supreme Court has instructed the NGT to find out and resolve whether the case requires any norms to be followed. The petitioner informed the tribunal and urged for further directions.
SOURCE-NSS
