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Earlier, a sub-committee informed the tribunal that the 12-km roadworthy was divided into 5 sections. (File Photo)
Six wood officers volition look disciplinary enactment pertaining to the construction of a 12-km-long road, including a 2.840-km agelong wrong the Spiti Wildlife Sanctuary, without taking indispensable permission, Preeti Bhandari, Conservator of Forests (CF), Wildlife, has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) done an affidavit. Those who volition look enactment see 2 divisional wood officers (DFOs), 2 scope wood officers (RFOs), including 1 who has retired, and 2 wood guards, arsenic per the affidavit submitted connected January 13.
“The bureau of Conservator of Forests (CF), Wildlife Circle, issued show-cause notices to 2 wood guards, Devender Sharma and Palvinder; Deputy Forest Ranger Cheewang Angroop; and retired RFO Dorje Namgyal, requiring them to explicate their presumption regarding the amerciable roadworthy operation successful their jurisdiction. However, different officials—DFOs Hardev Singh Negi and Rajeev Kumar, arsenic good arsenic RFO Ramesh Chand—are required to beryllium served amusement origin notices by their respective controlling officers,” work the affidavit.
The tribunal was informed that DFO Hardev Negi, presently posted successful Rampur, was posted successful Wildlife Spiti Division from September 9, 2019 to June 21, 2022; DFO Rajeev Sharma, presently posted successful Mandi, was posted successful Wildlife Spiti Division from May 30, 2017 to September 9, 2019; and RFO Ramesh Chand, presently posted astatine Nachan Forest Division, worked arsenic Deputy Ranger successful Wildlife Spiti Division from September 18, 2018 to April 15, 2023.
“…the further 2.840 km roadworthy magnitude from Gecha to Helipad was constructed illegally by the XEN, HPPWD, Spiti astatine Kaza, without obtaining wood clearance. During this period, you were successful complaint of the Tabo Wildlife Range and submitted a Site Inspection Report recommending the authorisation for diversion of wood onshore nether Section 3(2) of the FRA, 2006, successful the roadworthy lawsuit of Poh Maidan to Soman. It appears you were alert of the amerciable operation and violations of the FRA, 2006, and FCA, 1980, but failed to study them to higher authorities. You are directed to explicate your presumption wrong 10 days of this announcement oregon look disciplinary action”, a show-cause announcement issued by Bhandari done DFO Spiti connected January 9 to retired RFO Dorje Namgyal said.
Sources said that a constabulary study from the Superintendent of Police, Lahaul & Spiti, submitted to the tribunal, stated, “Although the wood section issued a harm study of Rs 1.49 crore against the HPPWD for the amerciable operation of the 3-km road, nary good was imposed. The acrophobic HPPWD serviceman was directed to get indispensable permissions nether the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006”.
Earlier, a sub-committee informed the tribunal that the 12-km roadworthy was divided into 5 sections. FRA support was granted for 4 sections—Poh Maidan to Soman (1.7 km), Soman to Nyupur (3 km), Nyupur to Geecha (3 km), and Nipto to Takchan (1.7 km). However, support was not granted for the Gecha-to-Helipad conception (2.840 km), which was constructed illegally.
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