25 March 2025
In a judgement handed today, the NGT clearly stated that the EIA Report submitted by NHAI is not comprehensive and directed the project be kept in abeyance till a proper Assessment, including evaluating alternate alignments is conducted and submitted.
You can read the judgement here.
The banyans are safe for now.
NGT drew attention to the fact that only 6 of the 522 banyan trees proposed to be translocated have a girth size which fall within the range prescribed for translocation. Also, that "previous instances of translocation of large Banyan trees in India have had poor survival rates".
NGT also stated that the EIA does not address the ecological significance of the Banyan trees in supporting biodiversity, and does not specify targeted mitigation measures to address the impact on the fauna due to translocation/felling.
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