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----- Original Message ----- 
From: huright 
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 5:03 PM


 URGENT: PLEASE RESPOND SOON! 

Dear Friends,


Its been reported in the news paper that the Ministry of Environment and 
Forests in consultation with the Maharashtra Govt. has filed a petition 
with the Supreme Court to wind up the functions of Dahanu Taluka 
Environment Protection Authority. DTEPA was set up in 1996, when the 
MoEF in consultation with the Maharashtra Government declared Dahanu 
Taluka in district Thane (Maharashtra) as an ecologically fragile area 
and imposed restrictions on the setting up of industries, which has 
detrimental effect on the environment.


The issue of winding up of this body has come up when DTEPA has given a 
judgement on the commercial Mega port at Vadhavan in Dahanu Taluka 
declaring it as illegal and impermissible. Since the Maharashtra Govt. 
is seriously thinking of reviving the project of construction of the 
mega port, (which is going to affect numerous villages and people). The 
disbanding of DTEPA, it is apprehended, is going to hasten the process 
of revival.


Attached here is a letter of protest against the same with the list of 
the concerned authorities. Since the matter is going to be taken up by 
the Supreme Court in the second week of July 2002, we would request you 
to post this letter to the concerned authorities by the end of first 
week of July 2002. 


We are also holding a public meeting in this respect and would keep you 
informed about the date and time for it.


Regards,

Shweta Narayan


 


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