NGT issues notices on petition alleging lack of protective measures at Gangotri NH

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to relevant authorities, including the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), based on a petition highlighting the absence of certain protective measures on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.

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The petition asserts that NHIDCL has not taken necessary action for the construction of a landslide protection gallery, slope protection work, and river protection work. The NGT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel, acknowledged the petitioner's counsel reference to a communication from an NHIDCL official in Uttarkashi emphasizing the need for these constructions, including a cat