Gods and Goddesses of Nainital

Reproduced from : https://www.facebook.com/notes/nainital-the-city-of-lakes/pil-alleging-rampant-encroachment-in-nainital/10152965623448219 PIL Alleging Rampant Encroachment In Nainital. July 4, 2014 at 11:18pm The Uttarakhand high court has banned the use of polythene bags in Nainital district and ordered that Rs 500 fine be imposed on anyone found using it from July 15. It also ordered the DM to file an affidavit on the details of construction within 30 metres of all lakes in the district. As per building bylaws, no construction, permanent or temporary, is allowed within 30 metres of the lakes. A bench of Justice Servesh Kumar Gupta and Justice Alok Singh passed the order on Thursday after hearing a PIL alleging rampant encroachment in Nainital. The petitioner, Ajay Rawat, an environmental activist, had also raised the issues of pollution due to polythene bags in his PIL. The ban will cover hilly areas like Bhimtal and Mukteshwar and also low lying areas like t...