The statue was to be inaugurated on January 15 by the Sadhguru Isha Foundation. (agent)
Bengaluru:
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered status quo on the unveiling of the Adiyogi statue and opening of the Isha Yoga Center at the foothills of the Nandi Hills near Bengaluru.
While issuing notice to the State, Yoga Center and 14 other respondents, the court issued an interim order of stay.
The statue was to be inaugurated on January 15 by Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation.
The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleged that a commercial enterprise is being set up in an ecologically fragile environment and the government has illegally allotted land for the purpose.
The PIL was filed by Kyathappa S and some other villagers of Chikkaballapura.
Union Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Ecology, Government of Karnataka, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, and Isha Yoga Centre, Coimbatore, are among the 16 respondents.
The PIL alleges that the complaint is that the authorities have allowed setting up of a private foundation on the grounds of the famous Nandi Hills to destroy the environment eco system, watershed, NDB foothills in core command area of Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur Hobli Gave. To establish commercial activities in the core area of Hariyali Pahari of the spiritual master of the Yoga Center. Panchgiri Nandi Range.
The PIL states that the authorities have destroyed the eco system, environment and natural rain water streams, water bodies, water feeder streams in Nandi Hills and foothills of Narasimha Devaru range (Betta) in existence for many centuries in violation of environmental laws. allowed to do. Which is directly affecting the livelihood, cattle, sheep, wild animals living in the area of Nandi Hills.
The PIL claimed that the North Pinakini and South Pinakini rivers, which originate from the Nandi Hills, would be affected.
It states that the yoga center brought a metal idol of Lord Shiva and gathered overnight to spoil the ground for the idol’s installation.
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