IIT-M gets green nod to build hostels
Southern bench of the national green tribunal has permitted the building of hostels
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2014-10-20 03:34 GMT
Chennai: The southern bench of the national green tribunal has permitted the country’s premier institution, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, to go ahead with the construction of hostel for men and women on the campus.The bench, comprising judicial member, Justice M. Chockalingam, and R. Nagendran, which was hearing a petition against the felling of trees on the sprawling campus, modified its interim injunction order to this effect.
Passing an interim order in March, the tribunal prevented IIT-M from construction work on the campus. Meanwhile, IIT-M sought permission from the authorities and NGT to construct hostels for men and women.In July, NGT directed the state environmental impact assessment authority (SEIAA) to complete the impact assessment and file a status report. The SEIAA filed the status report on the building. Following this, the bench permitted IIT-M to construct buildings for men and women hostels.