Karnataka High Court notice to State, Centre

BANGALORE: The High Court on Friday ordered notices to the state and Union government in connection with a petition challenging the proposal to set up a solid waste management unit at Manaki village in Uttara Kannada district.The division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vikramajit Sen and Justice A S Bopanna, hearing a petition by one Narayana Manjunath Hegde and 16 others, stated that the site identified for the project lies in Western Ghats as it contains 800 acres of forest land.The petitioners submitted that the place is also surrounded by 800 acres of forest land and private farms.The petitioners stated that the government before proposing such projects must take the opinion of local people and NGOs and sought directions to stop the project.The bench has also ordered notices to PCCF and DCF of Honnavar and DC of Uttara Kannada districts.