NGT Grants Interim Stay Against Bengaluru Steel Flyover

The tribunal has asked the state to file an environmental assessment report regarding the flyover’s construction.

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• The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has granted an interim stay against a controversial steel flyover in Bengaluru which was approved by the Karnataka government.
• The tribunal has asked the state to file an environmental assessment report before going ahead with the construction of the flyover.
• The six-lane steel flyover from Chalukya Circle to Hebbal Junction will cover a distance of 6.7 kms and cost about Rs 1,800 crores. In its construction, more than 3 acres of government land and over 1 acre of private land occupying some of the greenest space would be lost.

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