Orissa High Court concern over re-emergence of unlawful gherries

By Express News Service

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has expressed dissatisfaction over the efficacy of the demolition of unlawful prawn gherries that was being carried out in Chilika Lake and Bhitarkanika.The courtroom was listening to the PIL it had registered suo motu on the risk to ecology of the 2 wetlands. A standing report was filed on an affidavit on Thursday on the unlawful prawn gherries on 76 plots unfold over 319.67 acre that was recognized for demolition notified as Bhitarkanika space.

In the affidavit, the Deputy Collector, Kendrapara acknowledged that demolition had been carried out on 56 plots unfold over 282.14 acre and the remainder could be demolished after the monsoon season is over.However, Amicus Curiae Mohit Agarwal introduced pictures of 1 explicit unlawful prawn gherry in Taradeipur, Rajkanika tehsil the place just one facet of the wall over 10 ft size had been eliminated whereas the three sides of the pond have been nonetheless left intact.

Expressing displeasure over it the division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice RK Pattanaik noticed, “As correctly pointed out by the AC, this kind of demolition will not serve the purpose at all as it will be easy for those carrying out the illegal operation to reconstruct the 10 feet length of the wall that has been removed to make the pond functional again in Taradeipur,” stated Rajkanika tehsil.

“The Collector, Kendrapara is directed to immediately arrange for his teams to revisit the sites of the 53 illegal prawn gherries that were demolished and ensure that the demolition task is complete by draining out the water and levelling the ground so that the ponds for the illegal prawn gherries do not re-emerge,” the bench ordered.

“A compliance affidavit shall be filed immediately in this court and the photographs in proof thereof be presented on the next date of hearing (August 17),” the Bench specified within the August 11 order.The bench additionally directed Samarth Verma, Collector, Puri to right away institute an inquiry into how the unlawful prawn gherries have come up regardless of patrolling of the realm and repair the function, if any, of the native administration together with the income inspector and the tehsildar.  The courtroom additionally requested him to current on the subsequent date the movies of the elimination of the unlawful prawn gherries.

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has expressed dissatisfaction over the efficacy of the demolition of unlawful prawn gherries that was being carried out in Chilika Lake and Bhitarkanika.The courtroom was listening to the PIL it had registered suo motu on the risk to ecology of the 2 wetlands. A standing report was filed on an affidavit on Thursday on the unlawful prawn gherries on 76 plots unfold over 319.67 acre that was recognized for demolition notified as Bhitarkanika space.

In the affidavit, the Deputy Collector, Kendrapara acknowledged that demolition had been carried out on 56 plots unfold over 282.14 acre and the remainder could be demolished after the monsoon season is over.However, Amicus Curiae Mohit Agarwal introduced pictures of 1 explicit unlawful prawn gherry in Taradeipur, Rajkanika tehsil the place just one facet of the wall over 10 ft size had been eliminated whereas the three sides of the pond have been nonetheless left intact.

Expressing displeasure over it the division bench of Chief Justice S Muralidhar and Justice RK Pattanaik noticed, “As correctly pointed out by the AC, this kind of demolition will not serve the purpose at all as it will be easy for those carrying out the illegal operation to reconstruct the 10 feet length of the wall that has been removed to make the pond functional again in Taradeipur,” stated Rajkanika tehsil.

“The Collector, Kendrapara is directed to immediately arrange for his teams to revisit the sites of the 53 illegal prawn gherries that were demolished and ensure that the demolition task is complete by draining out the water and levelling the ground so that the ponds for the illegal prawn gherries do not re-emerge,” the bench ordered.

“A compliance affidavit shall be filed immediately in this court and the photographs in proof thereof be presented on the next date of hearing (August 17),” the Bench specified within the August 11 order.The bench additionally directed Samarth Verma, Collector, Puri to right away institute an inquiry into how the unlawful prawn gherries have come up regardless of patrolling of the realm and repair the function, if any, of the native administration together with the income inspector and the tehsildar.  The courtroom additionally requested him to current on the subsequent date the movies of the elimination of the unlawful prawn gherries.