Now Reading: EPG seeks judicial scrutiny of Rs 104-crore Nowgam industrial park
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EPG seeks judicial scrutiny of Rs 104-crore Nowgam industrial park
The Environmental Policy Group (EPG) has called for immediate judicial and statutory scrutiny of the proposed Rs 104.02-crore Plug-and-Play Industrial Park at Nowgam in Srinagar. The group argues that the project, spread over 50 acres, violates the Srinagar Master Plan, 2035 and a specific restriction imposed by the State Administrative Council (SAC) in 2019 that bars any development or construction along the Pantha Chowk-Nowgam NH Bypass corridor, which is designated a flood-absorption basin.
EPG has demanded that the project's footprint be overlaid on a GIS platform with the Master Plan zoning and flood data, and that an independent hydrological assessment be conducted. It said that flood basins are natural public infrastructure and their storage capacity cannot be treated as surplus land. The group has called for status quo at the site until its conformity with the Master Plan and SAC decision is established.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The sole source, Greater Kashmir, reports EPG's position as a straight factual account without adding any government response or counter-framing. The coverage is neutral-report, presenting the environmental group's legal and technical objections in detail. There is no government-critical or pro-government slant because the story does not include any official rebuttal or justification. The measured reading is that the project's legality hinges on whether the site falls within the SAC-protected flood basin, a question of statutory interpretation and hydrological fact. Watch for whether the government releases the site's cadastral boundaries or orders an independent study.
Coverage: 1 source, 1 neutral
Source: greaterkashmir.com (neutral report)
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