#Thread - Uttarakhand HC passed a strong-worded order on Monday against the state govt for allowing the Auli Wedding by Gupta Brothers last year. We analyze the order, see what are the key takeaways & way ahead suggested by the court! #HimalayanWatch
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High Court was disposing of the last year's PIL filed by Kashipur based Lawyer, Rakshit Joshi. A division bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Ramesh Chandra Khulbe delivered the ruling on 27 July. PIL stated that the wedding was in violation of environmental norms.
The biggest takeaway from Monday's order was: HC has directed the state govt to setup a committee to examine whether there is a need to identify biodiversity heritage sites in the hill state? If yes, the identification of sites shall be undertaken as per sec 7 of Biodiversity Act
2nd key takeaway: HC has also ordered the State's Tourism Department to conduct a study on the carrying capacity of Auli by the same committee and submit the report within four weeks. The study might also be undertaken for other tourist spots in the biodiversity sensitive zone!
As per the report submitted by District Magistrate, more than 326 quintals of waste was collected from the marriage venue in Auli from 13 to 30 June 2019.
Court believes that the wedding event in Auli was against the principles of sustainability, posing a threat to the pristine and fragile ecology of the mountains!
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