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The concerned statutory authorities will thereafter enforce the said order. The committee is free to take assistance of any concerned officer of the State,&#8221; the bench said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NGT said that it would be open to the parties to put forward their view point before the committee through the Chief Wild Life Warden in writing with relevant records.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A report of the committee may be forwarded to this Tribunal by the Chief Wild Life Warden, Uttar Pradesh by e-mail at ngt.filing@gmail.com on or before February 28, 2019 and put up for consideration on March 12, 2019,&#8221; said the bench, also comprising Justice S P Wangdi, in its October 30 order.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The order came after counsel for the parties suggested that a committee be constituted to resolve the conflicting versions and to oversee demarcation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;On the one hand, the stand of Agra District Magistrate is that the area is covered by the Notification, on the other hand without demarcation of the same, the SEIAA has granted Environmental Clearance and the Pollution Control Board has granted Consent under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 thereby permitting the institutions to continue,&#8221; the NGT noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tribunal was hearing a plea of an environmentalist challenging the construction of two private engineering colleges inside the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary in Agra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It alleged that the construction has come up without obtaining required environment clearance as required under EIA Notification, 2006, No Objection Certificate from Pollution Control Board, Forest Clearance and any permission from National Board for Wildlife and in violation of Wetland (Conservation &amp; Management) Rules, 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plea had sought the demolition of illegal structure, quashing of environmental clearances and action against state officials besides restoration of the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It had also alleged that Hindustan Institute of Management and Technology was discharging noxious effluents directly into Keetham lake in the sanctuary without treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plea claimed that the college &#8220;managed&#8221; to procure NOC from the district administration of Agra that the land is not being use for agriculture or horticulture &#8220;in violation of the provisions of the Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 which prohibits such change of land use&#8221;.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;The National Green Tribunal has constituted a committee to decide whether two private engineering colleges have been constructed inside the Soor Sarovar Bird Sanctuary in Agra. 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