Maharashtra
NGT Bench fined Rs 3 crore 48 lakh to Dudhwala Group of Mumbai for its Rock Corner building project

National Green Tribunal bench has ordered to file criminal cases against BMC officials for environmental degradation
MUMBAI: The National Green Tribunal Bench, Pune has ordered the developer Dudhwala Group of the Rock Corner building, at Belasis Road, near Bus Depot, Mumbai Central East, to pay the fine of Rs 3.48 crores within two months for granting construction permission to the said project from the Building Permit Department of Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation(BMC), without obtaining the permission of the Environment Department. The NGT bench has also instructed to file criminal charges against the municipal officials who granted construction permission to the developer. In its order NGT Bench said, “If the permission for construction was given wrongly, then conduct a departmental inquiry through the BMC Commissioner and publish the report on the MCGM and MPCB websites.
Environmental activist Sayyed Mohammad Sabir had requested the NGT Bench, Pune to demolish the unauthorized construction which is without environmental department permission and impose a penalty on the builder Dudhwala for constructing the Rock Corner building without obtaining necessary permission. Accordingly, National Green Tribunal, Pune bench had ordered to form a joint committee of five members and asked them to submit a joint report in this case. In this committee members comprises were Principal Secretary of Environment Department, Government of Maharashtra, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and Collector, Mumbai City and BMC Commissioner. The committee had inspected the site and submitted a report to the NGT Bench to fine the developer for environmental degradation.
The complainant filed a complaint with the Green Tribunal regarding the illegal and irregular construction without obtaining environmental clearance from the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) of the Government of Maharashtra and the consent of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) against the Dudhwala Group. The final hearing of the said application was held on January 12, 2023 before the Hon. Judge Dinesh Kumar Singh of Green Tribunal and Dr. Vijay Kulkarni, an Environmental Expert. The Green Tribunal Bench passed its final verdict on January 30. Also, the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has ordered the payment of penalty amount within two months from the date of the environmental compensation order by breaking down separate figures for the environmental damage caused due to non-observance under the Water Act, 1974 and Air Act, 1981 since 2011.
A high-level committee was also constituted by National Green Tribunal. The said committee submitted its report. A clear finding of guilt was recorded. Taking this report into account, the bench gave this historic decision. In the said case, Adv. Nitin Lonkar, Adv. Sonali Suryavanshi, Adv. Tanaji Gambhire and Adv. Pradnya Bheke appeared / represented the environmental activist and complainant Sabir Syed.
disaster
Mumbai’s Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sudhakar Pathare, who was posted in the Port Zone, passed away in a road accident on Saturday.

Pathare had visited Hyderabad for training. He was on his way to visit a temple with a relative when the accident occurred. Both Pathare and his relative lost their lives in the crash.
Mumbai Police have been informed about the incident.
More details are awaited.
Maharashtra
Order to demolish the tomb of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Baba in Mira Bhayander

Mumbai: The state government has issued an order to demolish the four hundred year old dargah of Hazrat Syed Bale Shah Peer Rahmatullah Alaih located in Mira Bhayander. Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation has sent a letter to the collector declaring this dargah illegal and ordered action against it. As the dargah is located on forest land, communalists had started demanding the demolition of the dargah. In the House, Darranjan Daukhre had also demanded action against the dargah, after which now the state government has ordered to run a bulldozer on the dargah. An order has also been issued to remove and demolish the dargah by May.
Dargah trustee Amjad Sheikh said that this dargah is ancient and this order is illegal in itself. In this case, communal forces had launched a campaign against the dargah, after which this order was issued.
There is a dargah on the beach and citing the threat of terrorist and illegal activities and the presence of terrorists here, there was a demand to demolish the dargah. The dargah is close to the sea and in such a situation, the threat of a terrorist attack on Mumbai from the sea has been expressed, while the dargah administration has clearly denied this and said that communal organizations are running their agenda against the dargah and there is no such threat. Muslims have opposed this decision of the government and Muslims have also expressed their displeasure and anger over it.
The trustee says that this dargah is ancient and earlier the collector and the municipal corporation had given a notice, after which the illegal shed and other premises were demolished here and the dargah administration has taken this action at its own level. Now an order has been issued to demolish the dargah itself.
Maharashtra
Haji Ali Dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid due to rising sea level

Mumbai: Due to rising sea level at Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims for a few hours on Eid. On March 31, the dargah will be closed for pilgrims from 12 noon to 3 pm. During this time, entry of pilgrims to the dargah will be restricted. The dargah will be closed on Tuesday, April 1 from 12:45 pm to 3:45 pm and on Wednesday, April 2 from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
Therefore, we have appealed to the pilgrims not to gather at the dargah during these hours. This information has been released by Tahir, administrative officer of Haji Ali Dargah. Pilgrims visit Haji Ali Dargah on Eid-Basi and Tiwasi, but due to the rising water level of the sea, water gets accumulated on the way to the Dargah and entry to the Dargah is prohibited and the gate of the Dargah remains closed during these days, due to which there is a lot of crowd there. Therefore, pilgrims have been requested to come to the Dargah only at the scheduled time.
The police also remains vigilant at the Dargah during the rising sea level, as there is a crowd of pilgrims here during Eid and festivals. The Haji Ali Dargah administration has said that on the occasion of Eid, lakhs of pilgrims visit the Dargah of Haji Ali (RahmatullahAlaih). These pilgrims include pilgrims from the country and abroad, so the Dargah administration has also claimed special security arrangements on Eid. Spiritual scenes are also seen at Haji Ali Dargah during Eid prayers.
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