New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it could not close the eye to the forces built and supported infrastructure by China on the Indian border and governed that the environment would always defeat national security to get rid of strategic feeder deprivation, known as the Chardham project, connecting facilities Defense along the Indo-Chinese border.
Against the hard opposition to the central shopping for widening the streets of feeder which leads to the Indo-Chinese border location by NGOs ‘residents for Green Doon’ on the ground that it will cause environmental disaster, Judge Dy Chandrachud, said Vikram Nath and Vikram Nath, ” There is no doubt that sustainable development must be balanced with national security requirements.
Can the highest Constitutional Court override the worries of the armed forces, especially considering the contemporary development on the Indo-China border? ” “In the 1962 war, our troops without inventory and had to travel difficult to reach the border post.
We know what happened.
Given the situation on the border and new laws passed by the Chinese government to befall the claims of neighboring countries in the upper disputes Land border, there is an urgent need to build infrastructure to bring severe artillery, tanks, missile launchers, and fast troop movements, “AG said.
“The army did not want to be captured nap because in 1962,” Venugopal said, adding a border road – from Badrinath to where the pass, from Gangotri to Muningla Pass, and Pithoragarh to Lipulekh Pass – has widened for the truck army movement.
“But, the widening of the border road has no meaning if the feeder road does not widen,” he said.
Approve with AG during an inconclusive hearing about this case, Bench Chandrachud-LED Judge said, “There has been no radical change in border infrastructure since 1962.
This aspect cannot be ignored by the court.
The environment remains a concern and it can occur protected while not ignoring Security issues Bench said, “Yes, there is a glacial smelting.
But, it’s not only because of road construction.
This is more a systemic problem and a big carbon footprint.” “Indian defense requires an increase in roads.
Look at preparedness on the other side (China side).
Can the environment defeat Defense requirements or must be balanced, “asked BE NCH.
“If the government says it widens the road for tourism purposes, they can not be suitable.
When the wide road widens for defense purposes, it is only natural that pilgrims will also use them,” said Justice Chandrachud and gave many examples of the Leh-Lad area to fight NGO arguments .
Gonsalves said that large-scale hill cuts and road laying activities on the Himalayan Mountains will be a definite recipe for disaster and climate change.
He said previous pilgrims were used to travel and did not need to spread the road to invite the Wrath of Nature, which has been proven through a series of disaster events since the NDA government PET project has been given to.
SC really limits the widening of the road to 5.5 meters against the central demand for a 10 meter double road paved road, he said.
Gonsalves said that during honest conversations with members of NGOs, CDC Bipin Rawat said that there was no need to expand the road because it was good to meet the requirements of the armed forces.
“Rawat, a true Pahadian (Hillman) said that the armed forces have a helicopter that is quite capable of attracting heavy artillery, weaponry and troops,” he said.
Then he clarified that had not met the NGO member but a journalist when he made a comment.
Should we allow the environment to defeat defense needs, ask the Supreme Court
