Petition update#IamEnvironment - Quadruple 75-lakes-a-dist target

The danger of destruction of the hills lurks again

NATCONNECT FOUNDATION
10 Apr 2018 — MUMBAI: A leading environmentalist has raised a fresh concerns with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over quarrying of Parsik Hills in Navi Mumbai as a quarry operator has obtained environment clearance for blasting at Borivali village in MIDC area. The Thane District level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) has given clearance to a private company to operate the quarry with a host of conditions such as prevention of dust pollution and development of green belt. The NGO – Shri Ekavira Aai Pratishthan (SEAP), has appealed to the Chief Minister to intervene and ensure that the Parsik Hill range, which has been plundered recklessly, should be protected from further quarrying to protect the health of the people living in the vicinity and prevent damage to ecological balance. The private operator is all set to start quarrying in an area where a small hull has nearly disappeared due to continuous blasting, Mr Nandakumar Pawar, director of SEAP said in his e-mail to Mr Fadnavis. He said his NGO is not against development of infrastructure. But it should not lead to destruction of nature. Meanwhile, as part of its social communication campaign, Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) – a communication professionals body - has launched a drive called #HillGayaKalGaya (No Hills, No Tomorrow) to mobilize support for protecting the environment. “This is in continuation of our previous campaign #IamParsikHill-IamDying,” said PRCI governing council chairman B N Kumar. Pawar said: “We are sure that you and your Cabinet colleagues have observed the irreparable damage done to Parsik Hills in Navi Mumbai. A cursory look on the left side, as you drive along the Sion-Panvel Highway between Turbhe and Belapur, shows the extent of plundering of the hills.” “The reckless blasting of the hills is not only endangering the ecological balance, but is making people fall sick as the dust and particles from the quarries is 100 times the permissible levels,” he said. Pawar said in his letter that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ruled on November 14, 2017 that no quarrying to take place on Parsik Hills unless the Environment Clearance is obtained.
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