No error in environment clearance granted to Akshardham expanded structure, says NGT

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Nov 27 2019 | 5:15 PM IST

The National Green Tribunal Wednesday said there was no error in the environmental clearance granted by SEIAA to the expanded structure of the Akshardham Temple here and it does not form part of the Yamuna flood plain.

Holding that the temple management was not liable to any fine, a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel referred to a Supreme Court judgement which said that the area does not form part of the flood plain

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First Published: Nov 27 2019 | 5:15 PM IST

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