Plea in SC to cancel ‘Pen’ statue in Marina seaside
Express News Service
NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in Supreme Court for guiding the MK Stalin authorities to cancel the selection to assemble the 134-feet-tall ‘Pen’ statue contained within the Marina seaside and instead, plant applicable bushes to protect the state’s coastal areas.
The statue is to be constructed throughout the memory of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi.“Tamil Nadu government’s decision to construct the 134-feet-tall ‘Pen’ statue inside the Marina beach has totally violated CZR I, CZR II, CZR III and CZR IV,” the plea states.
It has moreover been argued that the state’s decision to assemble the statute is unfair, violates Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the construction, and has been sanctioned with out right perusal of knowledge. Along with searching for cancellation of the state’s decision, KK Ramesh in his plea, has moreover hunted for protection of coastal areas from rising sea ranges and prohibition of improvement work, and burial of mortal stays in these areas.
The petitioner KK Ramesh, whereas searching for these reliefs, has referred to the National Assessment of Shoreline Changes alongside Indian Coast launched in July 2018, which says that about 33.6% of the 6632km shoreline of the mainland is struggling erosion.
“The sea level rise could have major consequences for coastal populations. While gradual erosion of the coastline, subsidence and inundation of deltas are a long-term concern, the immediate concern is to deal with the combined impact of tropical cyclones and sea level rise,” the plea states.
NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in Supreme Court for guiding the MK Stalin authorities to cancel the selection to assemble the 134-feet-tall ‘Pen’ statue contained within the Marina seaside and instead, plant applicable bushes to protect the state’s coastal areas.
The statue is to be constructed throughout the memory of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK supremo M Karunanidhi.“Tamil Nadu government’s decision to construct the 134-feet-tall ‘Pen’ statue inside the Marina beach has totally violated CZR I, CZR II, CZR III and CZR IV,” the plea states.
It has moreover been argued that the state’s decision to assemble the statute is unfair, violates Articles 14, 16 and 21 of the construction, and has been sanctioned with out right perusal of knowledge. Along with searching for cancellation of the state’s decision, KK Ramesh in his plea, has moreover hunted for protection of coastal areas from rising sea ranges and prohibition of improvement work, and burial of mortal stays in these areas.googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.present(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
The petitioner KK Ramesh, whereas searching for these reliefs, has referred to the National Assessment of Shoreline Changes alongside Indian Coast launched in July 2018, which says that about 33.6% of the 6632km shoreline of the mainland is struggling erosion.
“The sea level rise could have major consequences for coastal populations. While gradual erosion of the coastline, subsidence and inundation of deltas are a long-term concern, the immediate concern is to deal with the combined impact of tropical cyclones and sea level rise,” the plea states.
