Shimla, March 19 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has disposed of a petition alleging illegal activities and encroachments in the Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary and its associated wetland area, observing that the matter is already under consideration before the Himachal Pradesh High Court.
The order was passed by the Principal Bench of the tribunal in New Delhi on March 18 in Original Application No. 648 of 2024 titled Milkhi Ram Sharma vs. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Others.
The bench comprised NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member Dr. Afroz Ahmad.
The applicant had raised concerns regarding alleged illegal activities and encroachments within the Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary a...