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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the authorities concerned, including the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (NHIDCL), on a petition claiming lack of some protection works on the Gangotri National Highway in Uttarkashi district of Uttrakhand..
A bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel noted that the petitioner's counsel had referred to a communication from an official of NHIDCL in Uttarkashi regarding the need for the construction of a landslide protection gallery and slope protection works including cattle fence at Barethi village in the district...
The green panel said, "The DM, Uttarkashi is directed to carry out the spot inspection and submit the report reflecting the correct status and extent of the need for construction of landslide protection gallery, slope protection works and river protection work as also the action, if any taken by NHIDCL in this regard."..
