Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining in Baitarani river, Salaba village, Jajpur district, Odisha, 13/03/2023
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Pradeep Kumar Dhal & Others Vs State Level Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Odisha & Others dated 13/03/2023. The matter related to sand mining in violation of the conditions laid down in the environmental clearance dated March 30, 2021 by engaging heavy trucks and transporting sand over the village road in the course of excavation of sand from Baitarani river, Salaba village, Jajpur district.
The tribunal directed the constitution of a committee to look into the matter.