Goa, July 29 -- As the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone Bench in Pune, refrained from granting a stay on the ongoing land acquisition for the proposed high-level Borim Bridge, the next and possibly final hearing on the matter has now been listed for September 15.

Although the applicants - primarily farmers and local environmental activists - had urged the NGT to halt the process until key environmental clearances were obtained, the tribunal's recent order does notreflect any interim relief.

The petitioners were seeking directions to pause land acquisition activities, citing serious ecological and legal oversights. However, with the order now released, it has become clear that their request for a stay has not been accepted at ...