<p>The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal on Monday stayed the cutting of trees in 13.93 hectares of the Yettinahole drinking water project area till further order.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The project area is located in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district.<br /><br />The bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, which took up the matter for hearing, asked the Karnataka government to file its reply and posted the next hearing on Friday.<br /><br />Earlier, the Ministry of Environment and Forests had permitted cutting of 4,900 trees in the project area. However, petitioner K N Somshekar filed an application before the tribunal seeking a stay on the forests ministry order, saying the permission was not granted as per the norms.<br /><br />Though the Karnataka government said it had the required permission to cut the trees, the NGT asked it to file its reply by Friday.</p>
<p>The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal on Monday stayed the cutting of trees in 13.93 hectares of the Yettinahole drinking water project area till further order.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The project area is located in Sakleshpur taluk, Hassan district.<br /><br />The bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, which took up the matter for hearing, asked the Karnataka government to file its reply and posted the next hearing on Friday.<br /><br />Earlier, the Ministry of Environment and Forests had permitted cutting of 4,900 trees in the project area. However, petitioner K N Somshekar filed an application before the tribunal seeking a stay on the forests ministry order, saying the permission was not granted as per the norms.<br /><br />Though the Karnataka government said it had the required permission to cut the trees, the NGT asked it to file its reply by Friday.</p>