NGT disposes of plea challenging road project on Honnavar beach
Activists opposing the construction of a road on a Honnavar beach, a nesting site for Olive ridley turtles, may have to begin their battle from ground zero as the NGT has referred the matter to the state environment authorities in view of the expiry of the environment clearance (EC) for the road.
The original EC was issued in 2012, allowing the company, Honnavar Port Private Limited, to build a 4-km long 25 metre wide road by upgrading a “kachha road” within the coastal regulation zone (200 metres) of the Kasarkod beach. The EC expired on September 20, 2023.
