RERI filed a lawsuit to the Administrative Court against the Ministry of Environmental Protection, challenging the unlawful approval granted by the Ministry to the Environmental Impact Assessment Study for the construction of the National Football Stadium.
In the lawsuit, we pointed out that more than 2,300 deep reinforced concrete piles and other foundation elements have already been constructed at the site without a prior environmental impact assessment, although the law clearly stipulates that so-called preparatory works must also be subject to such assessment.
Despite the Ministry’s claims to the contrary, the approved Study does not cover these preparatory works. In official documentation, the project is presented as if the works are yet to take place, thereby avoiding consideration of their actual impact on soil and groundwater.
We also emphasized that the Study contains substantial deficiencies and contradictions, and that continuing the construction of the National Football Stadium would pose a serious risk of pollution and permanent loss of the water source.