The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday issued an order to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) to submit a complete status report on the controversial Polavaram project in Andhra Pradesh.
The tribunal directed the authorities of the Ministry to appear before it in person. Sources said the next hearing for the case is scheduled for September 5.
Earlier this month, the NGT had ordered a joint inspection of the Polavaram dam construction site by the Andhra Pradesh Government, the State Pollution Control Board and the Polavaram Project Authority following a complaint about dumping of mud in West Godavari district.
Notably, both Odisha and Chhattisgarh are objecting to the project. But that has not stopped the Andhra Pradesh government from going ahead with work on the project, which has been accorded the status of a national project.