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HC directs govt to stop excavation of soil from steep hills until orders
The Morning Standard
|August 09, 2024
IN the wake of the twin Wayanad landslides that left hundreds dead and several more missing, the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the state government to stop the excavation of soil from steep hills until further orders.
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Issuing the order on a public interest litigation (PIL), a division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque and Justice S Manu observed that it could not allow, for the time being, excavation of soil from hilly terrain with steep slopes, considering the ecological imbalances created consequent t
This story is from the August 09, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.
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