Summary:
The State ought to have satisfied itself from the Forest department and obtained permission from the National Board of Wildlife. The court was hearing a case filed against a tender notification issued for operation of 17 stone quarries close to KMTR. more-inMADURAIDevelopment can never be at the cost of environment, observed the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court while disposing of a petition filed against the proposal to operate stone quarries in proximity to Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Tirunelveli. The court observed that requisite permission was mandatory from the Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife. The petitioner, S.
Sudalaikannu of Tirunelveli, complained that out of the proposed 17 stone quarries, at least five fell within the eco-sensitive zone and this could cause irreparable damage to flora and fauna in the region..