Recently, the MCZMA had cleared a proposal for one bridge that will require 48 trees to be cut. The Coastal Regulation Zone approval for 5 other bridges is pending.
In India since 2014, things are not so simple. Because the vicious, hateful anti-Modi lobby will stand in the way of everything. Even the most obvious, practical decisions.
Our neighbour Sri Lanka is in crisis. Stocks of basic food items, such as rice and sugar, are running dangerously low. This has led to skyrocketing prices of essential commodities and of course, hoarding.
Noting that there are traditions, customs, and people from various communities reside on the banks of Ganga, the Court asked the petitioner to show the court the contribution he made in this cause before passing any order and asked if he had dug out and cremated bodies himself.