#SupremeCourt hears a plea on Great Indian Bustard whose numbers have declined from an estimated 1,260 in 1969 to around 150 in 2018.
Court had earlier stated that said overhead power transmission lines in the Desert National Park in Rajasthan must go underground
Court had earlier stated that said overhead power transmission lines in the Desert National Park in Rajasthan must go underground
Senior Advocate Shyam Divan reads the Compensatory Afforestation Act.
CJI: you can also put this as a part of the forest related development of infrastructure
CJI: you can also put this as a part of the forest related development of infrastructure
Divan: National Compensatory Afforestation Fund was to be formed under Centre funds.
Divan: laying the transmission lines underground is an obligation on the present generation and state so they the bird does not go extinct.
Divan: flamingos also have a similar problem thought not similarly endangered.
Divan: Great Indian Bustards have less frontal vision thus they cannot see the power lines. These lines cause death due to collision. Min of power had recommended use of flight bird divertors and laying down underground cables. However cost and repairing issues make it unviable
CJI: we would not want all lines to go underground. We need to identify the corridors of the birds and only there the lines can be laid underground. For that we need an assessment and a map showing it
Divan: we are on the same page as your lordship.
Divan: we are on the same page as your lordship.
CJI: on the map I have the third square is India boundary. The third is reddish and third has no colour at all.
Divan: thats the hard boundary
Divan: thats the hard boundary
AG KK Venugopal: So far as high power lines are concerned it cannot go underground but the low voltage ones can go underground
CJI: but why so? This has no basis in physics or electricity?
CJI: but why so? This has no basis in physics or electricity?
CJI: What do you mean it is not technically feasible? Mr Divan has informed me it has been done in different parts of the world. Recurring cost of divertors is more than laying underground transmission lines
AG: Since it has been done for flamingos. We will put this to officers
AG: Since it has been done for flamingos. We will put this to officers
CJI: any way to know which proportion of line is high voltage and which proportion is low voltage. It should be examined why it is not technically feasible. We have to know how much portion cannot be underground and there we can use flight bird divertors even if cost is more
CJI: so we can say lay low voltage lines underground and for high voltage use flight bird divertors even if cost is more.
CJI: are you aware of Wildlife institutes report?
AG: we have it summarized in our reply.
CJI: Mr Divan have have you seen this report?
AG: we have it summarized in our reply.
CJI: Mr Divan have have you seen this report?
Supreme Court says the case will be listed next week on a non miscellaneous day
Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi appears for All India Solar Federation which all major renewable energy players: India is committed to the fact 40 percent of energy to be harnessed from solar sources. We have no enemity with the bird @DrAMSinghvi
Singhvi: bustards are suffering more because of large grasslands are being made into cultivated lands
CJI: Bustards will stand to lose if we say they are not affected by transmission lines. They will lose if we don't do what we need to do
CJI: Bustards will stand to lose if we say they are not affected by transmission lines. They will lose if we don't do what we need to do
Singhvi: how will solar companies work in Rajasthan etc in desertlands?
Matter over.
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