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Activist moves Supreme Court green panel over alleged illegal construction in Kaziranga wildlife corridors
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Activist moves Supreme Court green panel over alleged illegal construction in Kaziranga wildlife corridors

The Indian Express·Nikhil Ghanekar·23 days ago
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An environmental activist has filed a complaint, citing three instances, to the Supreme Court-mandated Central Empowered Committee (CEC) regarding alleged illegal construction within identified wildlife corridors that help wildlife disperse from Kaziranga National Park to the Karbi Anglong Hills in Assam. In a letter sent to the Committee in Delhi on May 11, Rohit Choudhury, based in Bokakhat in Golaghat district, has alleged that construction was underway for a school and a residential building on the Haldhibari and Panbari wildlife corridors, respectively, in violation of a 2019 Supreme Court order. The CEC advises the apex court on writ petitions related to environment and forest matters, and assists in compliance with landmark orders, such as T N Godavarman on forest conservation.…

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