Summary:
The petitioner had argued that the site was an Olive Ridley turtle nesting site and also a Dutch fort were located just 100 metres from the shoreline. Delivering the judgment on a petition filed against the setting up of the marine police station at Sadurangapattinam village, the bench, comprising Justice P.
Jyothimani and expert member P.S. Rao, said the construction of the police station may help in strengthening security in the area. more-inObserving that national security and security of vital installations cannot be compromised under any circumstances, the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal cleared the construction of a marine police station at Kalpakkam. The bench repeatedly observed that the site was already under active human use, where settlements have come up long back..