Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on Thursday, sought a report from both the Union and the West Bengal governments over the frequent landslides in the hills in North Bengal, which throw normal life totally out of gear there from time to time, round the year.

A detailed hearing in the matter will be conducted at NGT’s eastern zonal branch in Kolkata on December 22, and by that time, the Union and state governments will have to submit their respective reports in the matter to the tribunal.

The state and Central agencies from whom reports have been sought by NGT include the Union Environment and Forest Ministry, National Disaster Management Authority, West Bengal Pollution Control Board, Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and the Wadia Institute o

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