The much-talked about project of BJP government has got an initial go-ahead from an environment ministry committee in mid February 2022 despite concerns over the huge number of trees which has to be cut.
The 594 km long six-lane expressway is set to be built at a cost of over Rs 36,200 crore. Upon completion, it will become the longest expressway of Uttar Pradesh, connecting the western and eastern regions of the state going through 12 districts alongside river Ganga, a statement by the PMO said.
It will involve a diversion of approximately 121.47 hectares of forest land and the approval is pending with the forest division of the ministry. What distressed the EAC was that the project proponent, Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority, said the alignment will involve cutting of around 1,80,793 trees and a majority (93%) of them in forest land.
“Tree cutting is very high, which should be minimised. It should be mentioned in the EIA report which type of trees are going to be felled, whether it is commercial plantation or natural plantation/vegetation."
“The alignment of the road should be such that the cutting of trees is kept at a bare minimum and for this, the proponent shall obtain permission from the competent authorities. Alignment should also be such that it will avoid cutting old and large and heritage trees if any."
"All such trees should be geo-tagged, photographed and details submitted in the EIA-EMP (environment management plan) report,” noted the committee as it accorded the ToR.
It said the proponent shall carry out a comprehensive socio-economic assessment and the project’s impact on bio-diversity with emphasis on the impact of land acquisition.
After inaugurating the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Varanasi, PM Modi had layed the foundation stone of this Ganga Expressway project.
Via: TNIE
Courtesy: The Tatva
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