In yet another jolt to scam-hit DDA, an environment panel has issued it a notice for flouting green norms at its mega housing project coming up at posh Vasant Kunj in the Capital.
The State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Delhi recently asked the DDA to explain reasons for initiating construction work without getting its approval.
“The DDA has started construction (of its housing project) at Vasant Kunj in South Delhi without getting mandatory environment clearance. We have also found that Union Environment Ministry had last year closed the file related to the project after the DDA failed to provide additional information about it,” environmentalist C R Babu, chairman of SEAC, said.
He said that now the authority has been asked to file a detailed reply for initiating construction without approval. The matter will be taken up again next month when the committee meets on September 4
