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Two college buildings near Agra sealed for
illegal construction
Thursday September 27, 2012 04:00:09 PM,
IANS
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Agra: Two buildings of
an engineering college close to the Soor Sarovar bird sanctuary
near Agra have been sealed for illegal construction.
Deputy Wildlife Conservator Sujoy Banerjee told IANS that the
Anand Engineering College had been given three weeks to move out
of the buildings. The buildings had been sealed Monday.
"We found they were violating the provisions of the wildlife act
and had not taken permission (for the buildings)," he said.
Banerjee told IANS that construction work in the college premises
on the Delhi-Agra highway had continued despite earlier notices.
Construction of any building is regulated close to a bird
sanctuary. And no high-mast lights can be installed lest they
disturb the nesting birds.
Officials told IANS that Anand Engineering College had violated
both Supreme Court and the Indian Board for Wildlife guidelines.
The college had been served several notices before the final
action, officials said.
Earlier in January, Anand as well as Hindustan Engineering College
were served notices and fined Rs.10 crore.
The Uttar Pradesh forest department had objected to unauthorized
buildings coming up near the reserved forest, about 20 km from
Agra.
Divisional Forest Officer N.K. Janu had told IANS: "Effluents and
wastes were being directly released into the Keitham reservoir and
found them contaminating the whole water body."
"They have put up high-mast lights which disturb the birds. We
have sent out notices and asked for immediate remedial measures.
Besides, a fine of Rs.10 crore has been imposed," he had said.
The notices were first sent a decade ago but no action was taken
to stop the pollutants from entering the water body in the heart
of the reserve forest.
The lake is surrounded by a bird sanctuary, a python point, dense
forest and world's biggest rescue centre for sloth bear.
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