Noting that the entire metro rail project is complete and running, the Supreme Court has refused to stop the Noida metro’s operations for the want of an environmental clearance.
The court was hearing an appeal filed against a May 31, 2016 order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), directing that all metro rail projects need an environmental clearance after conducting a proper environment impact assessment.
Keeping the question of law open, a bench of justices M R Shah and C T Ravikumar said the metro services in Delhi and Noida are being used by the public at large.
