{"id":33878,"date":"2018-10-30T14:48:42","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33878"},"modified":"2018-10-30T14:48:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T09:18:42","slug":"mullaperiyar-t-n-moves-sc-against-parking-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mullaperiyar-t-n-moves-sc-against-parking-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Mullaperiyar: T.N. moves SC against parking project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/states\/mullaperiyar-tn-moves-sc-against-parking-project\/article20606715.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mullaperiyar: T.N. moves SC against parking project<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) gave green signal to Kerala\u2019s proposal of a mega car parking project in the water spread area of the Mullaperiyar dam.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu government raised a strong opposition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against the decision.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the project?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u00a0various construction projects includes <\/span><b>parking for the tourist vehicles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>construction of reception blocks, cafeteria, sewage treatment plant, eco-shops complex, toilets, dining block, office block, road work, and road work for battery operated vehicle, developing different thematic arboretums, landscaping, etc.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Purpose of the project: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">project is intended for tourism and commercial activities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are the reasons for the Tamil Nadu government to oppose the project? \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>construction and the water spread area of the dam falls within the leased area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Tamil Nadu government.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The construction would <\/span><b>environmentally affect the catchment area; the water spread area of the dam and consequently the waters of the reservoir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The waters of the reservoir are used for <\/span><b>drinking and irrigation purposes by the people of five districts of Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What are clarifications put forward by NGT?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tribunal clarified that <\/span><b>no clearance is required to be taken by Kerala under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">holds that <\/span><b>such activities do not amount to diversion of forest land and utilisation of forest land for non-forest purpose attracting the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Mullaperiyar Dam:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mullaperiyar Dam or Mullaiperiyar Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the <\/span><b>Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady, Idukki District of Kerala, South India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mullaperiyar: T.N. moves SC against parking project Context: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) gave green signal to Kerala\u2019s proposal of a mega car parking project in the water spread area of the Mullaperiyar dam. But the Tamil Nadu government raised a strong opposition against the decision. What is the project? 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