Violations alleged in nod given to housing plan on Ramsar site

THE NGO Arappor Iyakkam, in a complaint to Chief Minister M K Stalin, has alleged that environmental clearance and other approvals for construction have been granted to a prominent realty firm to build 1,250 apartment units on a plot falling inside the protected Ramsar site of the Pallikaranai marshland, as designated by the state wetland authority.

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The NGO's allegations pertain to the permission given to the project named Brigade Morgan Heights coming up on the Perumbakkam main road. When contacted, a spokesperson for Brigade Enterprises, which is constructing the project, said that the project has all necessary permissions and that statutory clearances have been obtained from relevant authorities.

"The Brigade Group has adhered to all applicable environmental regulations and project approval was granted only after a detailed site assessment by the concerned authorities.