Inaugurating the project on January 13, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “With the Tent City, tourists and devotees coming to Kashi now have an incredible means of accommodation.” Photo: kashi.gov.in The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that a ‘Tent City’ set up on the riverbed of the Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh in 2023 was established and operated in “violation” of environmental laws, as per a recent order by the tribunal. Inaugurating the project on January 13, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “With the Tent City, tourists and devotees coming to Kashi now have an incredible means of accommodation.” “We find that the Tent City by the respondents No. 11 and 12 (two private companies) was set up and operated in violation of the environmental norms and the provisions of the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authorities Order, 2016 for which the environmental compensation has been levied, but not recovered. Therefore, the same is required to be recovered expeditiously,” the NGT said in an order dated January 8.
Published: January 9, 2026 5:28 pm
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