The Karnataka High Court has issued an interim order stopping activities related to the construction of the 2 GW Sharavathy pumped storage project (PSP) in Karnataka. The High Court noted that the Sharavathy Valley Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary was designated to preserve the environment of the endangered lion-tailed macaque, and any disturbance to its habitat would undermine the main purpose of declaring it a sanctuary. It also highlighted that the sanctuary is situated in the ecologically sensitive Western Ghats, which could face bigger ecological impacts from the construction of the PSP.
