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Supreme Court bench led by CJI SA Bobde states that it will draw a protocol where governments have to explore a possibility where if land has to be used for railways then value of each tree cut needs to be taken into account and built into the cost of the project.
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CJI: Mr Bhushan, will you help us with the protocol?

@pbhushan1 : when such projects are sanctioned environmental impact assessment is carried out and it's taken into account for giving a environmental clearance

CJI: can you still give us a note on protocol showing provisions of environmental law?

Adv Bhushan: Of course, I will. Some recent changes have been made where EIA can be avoided if it's a road within 50 km. There are projects where roads are divided into such bits to avoid EIA

CJI: we don't agree with the proposition that EIA can be avoided for 100 km roads. It's not adversarial. Environment is for all of us and not separate government. explain this or we will issue notice. We will wait for Mr Bhushan to submit the protocol

Matter after two weeks

ASG Aishwarya Bhati: We say for roads within 100 kms states have to take EIA into account

CJI: it's your notification so we asked the Centre

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CJI asks Senior Adv Prashant Bhushan to coordinate with all counsels regarding the protocol so that the case does not become "argumentative."

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