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The Supreme Court on Tuesday reconstituted the expert committee to monitor the compensatory afforestation in the Delhi-Dehradun Economic corridor project.

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned the petitions challenging the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order which upheld the validity of the forest clearances granted to the part of the larger Delhi-Dehradun Economic corridor project.

The Supreme Court on Friday appointed former top court judge A.K. Sikri as chairperson of the High Powered Committee (HPC) to examine the impact of the Chardham project on the entire Himalayan valley.A bench comprising Justices D.Y. Chandrachud ...

While the apex court slammed the Union government's 'piecemeal' approach to environmental measures, it cited national security as a reason for allowing the road widening.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to widen the three strategic highways part of the Char Dham project in compliance with the recommendations by HPC.

Char Dham project: The Supreme Court on Tuesday morning cleared the way for widening of roads as part of the Char Dham project, agreeing with the centre's arguments that wider roads in the area were of strategic importance.

Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi, December 14 The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed construction of all-weather 10-meter wide road under the Char Dham Road Project in Uttarakhand in view

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Defence Ministry to widen the three strategic highways, part of the Chardham project, saying that need for the development of national highways of a double lane-paved shoulder (DL-PS) standard is proportionate to the object of fulfilling the security concerns of the nation -- against the backdrop of recent security challenges at Indo-China border.

The Indian Defence Ministry approached the Supreme Court after some environmentalists sought to ban three highway projects in the Himalayan state of... 14.12.2021, Sputnik International

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed double lane paved shoulder configuration for Chardham road project, a prestigious project of the NDA government, taking into consideration the recent security challenges, at India-China border, and the strategic importance of having double-lane roads for swift movement of the Armed Forces.