JODHPUR, Aug. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Monday barred all construction and development activity within 100 metres of the edge of Rajasthan's Jojari-Bandi-Luni river system until scientific demarcation of the High Flood Line and ecological buffer zones is completed.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also barred hazardous industries or activities capable of polluting or damaging the river ecosystem within 500 metres on either side of the existing flood line or present flow path.
The court said the measures were necessary given the ecological degradation of the river. It also directed fortnightly compliance reports and involved NLU, Jodhpur in studying environmental law.dinesh bothra
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