<p>The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority has refused to clear 28 real estate projects, and cancelled its clearance for projects proposed by Mantri Techzone and Coremind Software.<br /><br />The cancellation orders went out on February 23. <br /><br />Mantri had got a clearance certificate on February 17, 2012, and Coremind on September 30, 2013.<br /><br />Mantri had sought clearance for the mixed use development for residential, retail, hotel and office space in Agara and Jakkasandra, Bengaluru South taluk. Coremind wanted to build Sattva Domain, a software technology park, in Agara.<br /><br />The impact assessment authority has also cancelled clearances granted to 28 other builders, and turned down an application pending since 2014. <br /><br />The orders are based on the May 2016 National Green Tribunal ruling that a buffer zone of 75 metres be maintained around lakes and wetlands. <br /><br /> The firms and individuals did not comply with the stipulations for revised environmental clearance, according to Ramachandra, member-secretary of the state impact assessment authority.<br /><br />Ramachandra said the areas proposed for development by Mantri and Coremind fall in the wetland zone of Bellandur lake.<br /><br />After a fire broke out in the lake on February 16 this year, the NGT took up a suo motu case against the state government, custodians of the lake, and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.<br /><br />The tribunal had directed them to file affidavits within two weeks. <br /><br />The state government is not happy with the tribunal’s order and will move the Supreme Court to seek a revision of its buffer zone guidelines, sources said.<br /></p>
<p>The State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority has refused to clear 28 real estate projects, and cancelled its clearance for projects proposed by Mantri Techzone and Coremind Software.<br /><br />The cancellation orders went out on February 23. <br /><br />Mantri had got a clearance certificate on February 17, 2012, and Coremind on September 30, 2013.<br /><br />Mantri had sought clearance for the mixed use development for residential, retail, hotel and office space in Agara and Jakkasandra, Bengaluru South taluk. Coremind wanted to build Sattva Domain, a software technology park, in Agara.<br /><br />The impact assessment authority has also cancelled clearances granted to 28 other builders, and turned down an application pending since 2014. <br /><br />The orders are based on the May 2016 National Green Tribunal ruling that a buffer zone of 75 metres be maintained around lakes and wetlands. <br /><br /> The firms and individuals did not comply with the stipulations for revised environmental clearance, according to Ramachandra, member-secretary of the state impact assessment authority.<br /><br />Ramachandra said the areas proposed for development by Mantri and Coremind fall in the wetland zone of Bellandur lake.<br /><br />After a fire broke out in the lake on February 16 this year, the NGT took up a suo motu case against the state government, custodians of the lake, and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board.<br /><br />The tribunal had directed them to file affidavits within two weeks. <br /><br />The state government is not happy with the tribunal’s order and will move the Supreme Court to seek a revision of its buffer zone guidelines, sources said.<br /></p>