Automated Translation:
High Court stops Coastal road

All permissions revoked; huge blow to the government, municipal corporation

Revoking of permissions

In its judgment on Tuesday, the High Court canceled the permission granted by the Coastal Regulatory Authority on January 4, 2017 to the coastal road. The permission granted by the Evaluation Committee on 17 March 2017 was also revoked. The bench also ordered revoking of permission given by the Central Environment Department on May 19, 2017. Obtain these permits only after thorough study; only then start the work, the court ordered.

Mumbai, 16th: The Bombay High Court stayed the state government's ambitious Coastal Road project on Tuesday (16th). Don't make convenient decisions when looking for a solution to traffic congestion in the city, consider all options, said the bench. Because of this, the state government and the Mumbai Municipal Corporation have been hit.

The government's decision has been taken without rational and bio-resource study. So take environment-related permissions first, the bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Nitin Jamdar said. As a solution to the traffic congestion in Mumbai, the High Court has clearly prohibited the state government from carrying out further work on the Coastal Road project from Nariman Point to Versova of a distance of 29.2 km and costing around 14 thousand crore rupees.