Bombay  HC  quashes permits for ₹14,000-crore  coastal road project

Mumbai: In a major setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena government’s Mumbai makeover plans, the Bombay high court (HC) on Tuesday stopped work on the ₹14,000-crore-plus coastal road project, quashing various environmental clearances granted by the state and central governments.

In its detailed judgement, the court asked the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to stop work till fresh environment clearances and notifications are obtained after a proper Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Work on the long-pending project had started in October, after the Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) issued the final clearance in May 2017.