The Kerala government has been fined Rs 10 crore by the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for their inability to prevent the uncontrolled pollution of the designated Ramsar sites.
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The order by NGT was made in lines with a petition alleging failure of statutory and administrative authorities in taking remedial action for protection of the Vembanad and Ashtamudi lakes hit by illegal waste dumping.
It is a special body established under the National Green Tribunal Act (2010).
Aim: To effectively and expeditiously deal with cases related to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources.
These are wetlands deemed to be of “international importance” under the Ramsar Convention. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in.
Ramsar sites are trans-boundary in which case more than one Contracting Party is responsible for their conservation and management.
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