^ <G' XI-HG—78 3^?T ^T'f^TW '<T^T 3?n^T 9n^iob i..-11- .^/<1 <t' ^- ^^ '3T^^i<iM<i, ®ii1y4i<o,^<rii^^' ^^ ^r^te-^-1^-^^^ ^^ T[^K ( y<t^<^T) ^RTTW^rf^T^TT^T PETITiONERS: RESPONDENTS: -vl 2. 3. 4.. cr>i<<(<n<i1i *ii*i<nT ^f fslzt if^RgTC c|T ^tRlH 371^?T Jayant BahJdar, S/o Shri Sharad Prasad Bahidar, Aged about 48 years, Occupation Joumallsm and print'business, R/o Bahidarpara,. Ralgarh, Dlst. - Raigarh (CG) Dayanand Patnalk, • S/o Shri . Lt Mineketan Patnalk, Aged about 43; years, Occupation transport; buslness, R/o ViiSage Libra Tahsii and Dist. - Ralgarh (CG) ^rsus-' State of Chhattlsgarh, Through- Secretaryv Department of Water: Resources & . Irngation, IVIantraiaya, D.K.S; Bhawan, Rsipur (CG) Secretary, Department of Revenue, Mantraiaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (CG) Secretary, Mjnistry of Environment and Forest, New Delhi, Delhl. Secretary, Chhattlsgam Environment Conservation Board Tiiak Nagar Shlv'iVlandlr Chowk,, Maln Road, Avanti Vihar, Ralpur (CG)'- :• •• ..Reglonal Off'cer, Reglona! Office,; Chhactlsgarh .., Environm'ent Cl ^s I-HC—78 ^T ^i^i<ri^^ti1wr<o, f^^i^^<' *ii*ic'n (IWICR ^200 3Rn^T'(T^W (l?!^^) ^TT^T "^T f<Tli<=h TT^T ^^l sn^w ;" ^Tcnw^fsn ^n^r -^. 6. 7. 8. : (Writ Petltion under Artlcles 2: Dlvlslon Bench.: Nop. Shri Dhirersdra IVSishra & NoiL-Shri R,L. Jhanwar, JJ. 2-4-2009: th^nselves Mlss De'epaii Pandey, coun^ Shri U.N.S. Deo, Govt: Adv4 The petitloners .ciaiming and pro bono lltlgant have fiiedj 'PetJtlon (PIL) for the fojiowlng reij^fs:- "1.0.1 That, this Hon'ble. Cburt appropriate wr.it dire( procedure of law In tht <!M^(<n4ti 'WToTf ^f f^^ if^R^R '^3ifim37it?r Conservation Raigarh (CG) Board, Dlstrict Chlef Englneer, K4inlmata Bango Project, Department of Imgation, BISsspur (CG) Executlve Engineer, Kelo Project, Syrvey DIvision Raigarh, Dlst. - Raigarh (CG) Executive Engjneer, Keio Project, Construction Division, Dist. - Rajgarh (CQ) :6/227 ofthe Constitutlon of !ndia): • .e! for the petitloners. cate for the State. to be the rssident of Raigarh the jnstant Public Interest Litlgatlon may. klndiy be pieased to issue sting- the respondents to fo!!ow due estabiishment of the Kelo'Project, I- [-HC—78 ^T^I^T^TW WT ^TT^T 9D*iion :T'- y" '3^ T<ii^w<<, ^in'M*ii(o, [sidi'yy. *11*1CT1 CT»*liq» -^200 3TI^T 'q^? (^li^^T) ^iw^Rfer^TT^r -^ cr)i^F<n<i1i 'RFRTlf ^F fe^ 'tf^R^R ^3TRm3TI^T 10.2 That the Hon'bSe Co proceed further oniy sanctions of the conberned 10.3 That, the .Hon'ble water pollutlon and the nams of project Cburt be pleased to direct to contro! the |any further destruction of the regjon ;n 10.4 ' Thst., the Hon'ble djrection/order afte the petitioner/vi!lag< The grlevances- of the: authorities have started the proc| at viliage Danot, D.lstrlct Raf'gar^ the Ninistry of Envlronment. TN Is to be executed after acquis'tio| vlilagers wlthout payment of proj any' rehablllfation and empioyt 'ndustriallsts In the area. Thei| pollution from the. jndustry. encl^ publlc at Sarge of the area. • The respondants.in· the -Centrai Govemment '(Nlr^; ^pproved dlversion of 361'.901 • ^ [jrt be pieased to direct the respondent I after recelvjng the iegai c!earance and department Court •'oe pleased to pass anyotner^ evaiuatlng the facts & grievances of trs." : :< Ipetitioners are that the; respondent Nurs.fQr estabJlshment of Kel.o project' wlthout environmental cieara.nce'from. .location of the projsct is not proper. St of fertite agricujturaf larsd of numerous 5er compensation and w'thout foSlowing nent poSJcy, just for the benefit of |e is grave danger of Increased water ;iing the project, whlch may affect the resp.<f)se to the petitlon have submitted that (Nlr^stry of' Environm.ent &• .Fbre'st)' has rtectare of forest land.for consfruction of s^" XI-HG—78 '3^ '<11<11<rl<1, ®tH'M<Ko,fc«ni<1^<? *iiH<ni (hHicn '^200 3n^r 1(ra^F (<tc*Isq<i?) ^TI^T^T f<Tii<?ti ^T^TT 3-TT^T 9r»*ii<=r» . '^ ^' ^TTW^f?1cT 3TT^T -^ Kelo Imgatlon prqject in R8iga|rh (Conservation) Act,. 1980 (Annexi|jre also accorded permiss'on for dl\|i land for construction of Keio proje|: averred that ths Central Governml has aiready .accorded environme?1' Annexure-R/3 21-10-2008.1 provide irrlgation to 22800: hecta^ hectares under Rabi cuitivgtion ai|td Raigarh and' Janjglr-Champa. ;' A| aiso provlde 4.44 milllon cublc rrji 4.44 mlijjon Gublc meter ofwater fcl The project has been concji detailed investigatlon by the exp^r peopie of the djstrict.. it 'has to4 various stages by experts. • The Government hgve aiready gran| project afterdue verificatjon. The Instant pstitloh has fe| conducting any factua! enquiry QH| frorn •th@ newspapers. . Their •proceedings wlth the project' wjtl ^entra! 'Government .(Mjnistry of| <sM<<(<!1<i1T1 *1M<yiT ^F f€<<! <Fai^l< '^3tRm3RT^T under Section 2 of the ^orest -R/1). The State Government has ersion of 361.901 hecfares of forest ;t (Annexure-R/2). it has been further 5nt (Ministry of Environment & Fo.rest). ital ciearanoe to the Keio project vide. The 'project after- compietlon would. •es under Kharif cuitlvation and 40QO. shall benefit.175 viilages ofDistr'ct )art f'rom irriga.tlon, the •project wouid.' eter Water'for.drinklng purposes and: ?r the Sndusfries, • :' eived by the Government after >rts In'-the field for the welfare of the en flnalized after detalieci studles at appropriate authorities of the CenfraS' :ed environmental clearance to .the ieen fiied by the .petltioners wifhout ly on the of InfQrmation received objectlon ' thai the respondents are lout envjronmental ctearance by'the' Environment &. Fo'r^st) .has .already 4- XI-HG—78 ^T^ T<11*IW^, ®ttl'M< ,fs|<rll'H^< *11<«flT(»»*11<t» "^ioer 3?TI^T 'q^? (llGlf^^T) ^?T'^T f<Tl|cb ^TT 3TR?T ^RT^ -•..r ^' Barve ^ y ^ ^TOT^rf^T3TT^T onfe been taken care of, as department has since been accorc iVllss Deepa!i Pandey, i< contended that though envjronm< the project, however, objectlon re$ as a result of constructlon of Keh circumstances, suitabse directl' authorlties to ensure 'that water po| At this staQe, we ars.uni petltioners that by estabjishlng.K^ woutd increa.se. We are: unable td co-relation between the construd poiSutJon of the Keib river. Sinc^ undertaken after observlng the varlous iaws and the compe^ envjronmsnta! clearance to-the p| of inhabltants'of the and it wouid a!so provide drinRing wate?| the Gpinlon that the petltlohers a?t In the. instant PubSlc Interest accordlngl^ dismlssed. .. '. environtnenta! clearance by the concerned Sd/- Dhirendra Mishra Judge feFfN *iM<!iI^T fet<l <.P»1^1< ^stRFT^TT^T |ed. ^aned counse! for the petitloners Intal ciearance has been accorded to' |arding water pollutlon In the Kelo river project stll! looms jarge and in these ^ may be to the respondent llutioninthe-Keloriverls.checked. . ' tb'le to, accept tE^.e contention of the. |io project water poitution in Ke!o riyer accspt. the .argument that there is any [ion -of dam '.over Keio river and water construction of Kelo project is-belng legal formatitles required under ^nt authorities have a^ready accorded 1-oject and the project Is for the benefit 3Ji provide Irrigation' to large area and and water to the Industries, we are of ^ not entltled for any relief, as ciaimed ILIti.gation Petitlon. ' The petltion';.ls Sd/- R.L. Jhanwar Judge necetsary slia arfe