HC sets aside green nod to Lafarge plant

The Himachal Pradesh high court on Friday set aside the environmental clearance granted by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) to cement major Lafarge India to set up a plant in the state.

The Himachal Pradesh high court on Friday set aside the environmental clearance granted by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) to cement major Lafarge India to set up a plant in the state.

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A division bench comprising justice Deepak Gupta and justice Sanjay Karol also remanded the matter back to the EAC, with directions that it should direct its sub-committee to visit the site of the proposed plant and submit its report.

Lafarge India was granted environmental clearance on the report of the sub-committee constituted by the EAC.

Local residents challenged the EAC clearance by filing appeals before the National Environment Appellate Authority (NEAA).