The
National Green Tribunal on Thursday (10th December 2015) decided to ban camping in Rishikesh, a major
tourist hotspot in Uttarakhand. It also clamped a blanket ban on the use of
plastic and regulated mines on Ganga in order to the pollution of the river.
The ban would be in effect from Feb 1, 2016.
The decision
came on the lines pushed forward by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’ clean Ganga
project – the NGT said “No camping activity shall be carried out in the entire
belt of Kaudiyala to Rishikesh and the government would abide by its statement
made before the tribunal on March 31st 2015, till the regulatory
regime in terms of this judgment comes into force and is effectively
implemented.” The rafting activity can be carried out according the decision.
The panel
also constituted a committee of officials representing Uttarakhand and central government
to submit a report on regulatory regime within three weeks to the tribunal.
It
also directed a blanket ban on the use of plastic from Gaumukh to Haridwar
along the river. Besides, the tribunal ordered the mining on the river bed
shall be carried out in a highly regulated manner under strict supervision.
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