AMN
The National Green Tribunal today said that any vehicle found over-speeding inside the Kaziranga National Park will have to pay an environment compensation of Rs 5,000 besides challan under the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act.
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar passed the order after the director of the park informed that four animals have died since January this year despite installation of sensor-operated automated traffic barriers to prevent these deaths. The bench advised to take effective measures to stop these animal casualties.
Earlier, the bench had asked the Assam government and the director of the Kaziranga National Park to inform it on the number of animals dying because of vehicular movement along the highway. The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by environmentalist Rohit Choudhury opposing the expansion of NH-37 which passes from Jakhalabandha to Bokakhat through the Kaziranga Park.
The green panel had also asked the Assam government to ensure fixation of sensor-operated automatic barriers at the animal corridors and ascertain whether speed-check cameras were in working condition or not.