India, Feb. 12 -- The Bombay high court has allowed Adani Electricity Mumbai Infra Ltd (AEMIL) to lay down a 1,000-megawatt HVDC (high-voltage direct current) transmission line between Kudus in Palghar district, where Maharasthra State Electricity Transmission Company's substation is located, and Aarey Colony.

The 80-km transmission line will pass through ecologically sensitive areas like the Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary (TWLS) and the Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), and require the felling of 209 mangrove trees, as per the environment impact assessment report. AEMIL must undertake compensatory mangrove plantation and ensure strict compliance with environmental regulations, the bench comprising chief justice Alok Aradhe and justic...