India, Jan. 30 -- Disposing the case concerning civic issues raised by the residents of the NIBM area due to encroachment of forest areas and negligence towards hill safety, the western bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on January 27 directed the Pune forest department to complete the hill safety work before the coming monsoon season. The tribunal also criticised the department for concealing information related to the statement of the applicant, and warned the department to be careful about such things in future.

Taking suo moto action on a news report titled 'NIBM Annexe residents raise concerns over forest destruction with authorities' published in September 2024, the NGT had registered a case. The tribunal had directed the p...