Mantri Techzone Pvt. Ltd. vs The Forward Foundation on 12 May, 2020
9. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017
prohibit any permanent constructions within 50 meters of the
Wetlands, from the mean high flood level in the past 10 years from the
commencement of the rules. There are also similar restrictions in
certain Master Plans like the Revised Master Plan of Bangalore
referred to in Mantri Techzone Pvt. Ltd. vs. Forward Foundation & Ors.
(2019) SCC Online SC 322.restricting constructions in catchment area
of the lakes. We are also not aware of the legislative and
administrative measures in the State of Odisha on the subject of
regulating and prohibiting activities in the floodplain zones of the
rivers in the State, but such an exercise appears to be necessary to
give effect to the precautionery principle of environmental law,
required to be enforced by this Tribunal under section 20 of the NGT
Act, 2010.