The plea contends that the project at Gairsain area of Chamoli district in central Uttarakhand has been started without obtaining Environmental Clearance and consent as required under Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control) Act, 1974 in eco- fragile area of Himalayas.
The plea moved by environment activist Vikrant Tongad has made Ministry of Environment and Forests, Uttarakhand government, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, State Pollution Control Board, National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd and Central Ground Water Authority as parties in the case.
"The construction of Legislative Assembly building is being done in 100 acre land and total built up area is 20812 sq.M without obtaining Environmental Clearance under Environment Impact Assessment notification, 2006," it said.
The plea, filed through advocate Rahul Choudhary, claims that the sewage generated during the operation will be around 65 kilolitre per day, but no provision for installation of sewage treatment plant has been made to treat this huge amount of sewage.
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