Hyderabad, Dec. 16 -- The Telangana High Court on Monday, December 15, directed the central government to submit a compliance report on the implementation of all legal and environmental regulations concerning the Navy's Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) radar station project at Damagundam in Vikarabad district.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Aparash Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin also instructed the state government to provide details of the compensatory afforestation undertaken to offset forest loss caused by the project. The court adjourned the hearing to January for further review.

PIL filed in 2020

The directives came in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) filed in 2020 by the Damagundam Forest Protection JAC, challe...