Kolkata: A green activist has filed an application before the Eastern Bench of NGT, alleging illegal filling, conversion, and commercial exploitation of wetlands in Karimpur Mouza in South 24 Parganas. The wetlands, part of the sprawling EKW, is a Ramsar site.
The application was filed following a TOI report that revealed over two dozen large warehouses and a network of roads in EKW. In a recent fire that engulfed two such sheds, at least 27 people were killed.
The applicant sought directions to safeguard wetlands from encroachment, contamination, and pollution; to immediately stop construction and filling activities in the area; and to order demolition and removal of illegal constructions, subject to findings of a joint committee and a demarcation exercise. The Tribunal ordered issuance of notice to the respondents, along with copies of the documents filed. The matter will be heard on April 8, 2026. tnn