NGT Seeks Reply From State Over 'Illegal' Jetty in Chilika

The East Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Kolkata has issued notices to multiple authorities in Odisha over alleged illegal construction of a concrete jetty in the ecologically-sensitive Chilika lake by a private company.

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The bench comprising Justice B Amit Sthalekar (Judicial Member) and Dr Arun Kumar Verma (Expert Member), heard the petition filed by Maa Kalijaee Motor Boat Workers Union, represented by advocates Sankar Prasad Pani and Ashutosh Padhy. The petitioner society, a collective of traditional boat workers and fishermen, alleged that their community has been seeking construction of a government-sanctioned jetty to support tourism and fishing livelihoods. However, their demands were ignored while a private company began unauthorised construction of a concrete jetty on the banks of the lake at Garadwar in Khu