Rama Sethu: SC seeks expert report on alternative shipping route

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the government to place before it the final report of the expert committee which is examining the feasibility of pushing the controversial Sethusamudram project through Dhanuskodi instead of Rama Sethu.

A bench comprising justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad said the report of the Prime Minister-appointed panel, headed by noted environmentalist R K Pachauri, has not been placed within the deadline of February, 2011, set by the apex court.

Additional Solicitor General Haren Raval told the bench that he received the report on December 29, 2011, and on January 3 he wrote a letter to the panel on certain issues, to which the reply was awaited.

He said the panel would take some time to prepare the executive summary of the report.

The bench wanted to know from him whether the Centre has complied with the apex court order of April 21, 2010, by which it was asked to place the report of the panel by February 2011.

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