NGT directs Smart City to strictly follow CRZ norms while executing Netravati waterfront project in Mangaluru

The Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) at Chennai disposed off applications challenging the execution of Netravti Waterfront Promenade Project by Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL), directing the agency to strictly adhere to the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, the conditions imposed in the CRZ clearance, and all other applicable statutory provisions, to ensure seamless execution of the project.

Passing the order on March 24, Judicial Member Pushpa Sathyanarayana and Expert Member Prashant Gargava cautioned MSCL, “The Project is already under the radar of not only this tribunal, but also environmental activists.”