"No tree felling in Hasdeo till next hearing, Raj and Chh’garh govt assures SC", 20 October 2022

Chhattisgarh government and Rajasthan Vidyut Utpadan Nigam have assured the Supreme Court that there will be no tree felling in picturesque Hasdeo forest in northern Chhattisgarh for coal till next hearing.

The densely forested area has turned into a virtual battle ground after Adani group been given Mine, Operate and Develop the coal mines allocated to RVUNL. Local tribes have been battling to preserve their habitat for several millennia from destruction caused by mining and deforestation.

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A division bench of Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice Hima Kohli agreed to postpone the matter for next hearing on a petition filed by Ambikapur based DK Soni and lawyer activist Sudip Shrivastava who is respondent in another PIL challenging the grant of permission for deforestation and mining to RVUNL. Court asked the centre to submit all the reports submitted by the ICFRE in next hearing.