The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to 24 people for carrying out illegal sand mining activities in Uttarakhand's Haridwar district. A bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar sought response
The Alirajpur district administration raided two illegal sand storage and refining plants near MP-Gujarat border on Wednesday, and seized premium quality sand bound for Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra.
State government has relaxed the restrictions on for river sand mining and transportation of red earth. The decision was taken following the discussion regarding the shortage of river sand and red earth
Uncertainly prevails over sand mining from the state's riverbeds as the mining lease holders have not procured the environmental clearance from environment ministry as per the Supreme Court directions. The miners are now eagerly waiting for the apex court's hearing on February 25 for relief. The state government has allowed sand mining till February 28, following the apex court directions. The ban will come into effect from March 1, if the environmental clearance is not taken.
PANJIM: In a joint operation on Tuesday night and Wednesday two boats involved in illegal sand extraction in River Chapora were seized and 14 labourers arrested by police. The joint operation was conducted
The district administration is taking strict measures to curb illegal sand mining in the Maoist-hit Bermo area. After taking initiatives to stop illegal coal mining, acting on the directives of DC Bokaro
BHOPAL: A day after announcing a blanket ban on sand mining from Narmada riverbed, Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday set up a committee comprising senior bureaucrats and technical experts to recommend
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of AWAAZ Foundation & Others Vs State of Maharashtra & Others dated 29/05/2014 regarding illegal dredging activities in
The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought status of the sand mining from the river banks on affidavit within four weeks from all state governments, warning that no further time will be granted to report.
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Prahlad Singh Patel Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh dated 13/09/2017 regarding regarding illegal mining of sand from Narmada river.</p> <p>NGT directs
District administration cracks down on offenders; as many as 48 FIRs filed, 995 vehicles seized. HIGHLIGHTING the spread of one of the most brazen rackets — illegal sand mining — in Pune, the district
The Madras High Court Bench here on Thursday ordered the government-appointed special team, probing the alleged irregularities in beach and sand mining in southern districts, to submit a detailed report
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Monday directed the Ernakulam District Collector to stop illegal sand mining in Periyar River near Panamkudy Kadavu. The Bench, comprising members Justice
<p>The minutes of meeting of Oversight Committee under Chairmanship of Justice (Retired) Rajes Kumar, Allahabad High Court held on February 7, 2020 in compliance of NGT order dated 28/08/2018 in O.A. No.
The Goa construction industry can breathe a sigh of relief, as legal sand extraction is likely to start by the end of the monsoon after a prolonged drought of two years. The government has now decided
With the global demand for sand and gravel standing at 40 to 50 billion tonnes per year, a new report by UN Environment reveals that aggregate extraction in rivers has led to pollution, flooding, lowering
But not on quarrying and sand mining In its response to the Kasturirangan committee report on the Western Ghats, Karnataka has agreed to a “complete ban” on mining but not to a ban on quarrying and sand mining within the Eco-Sensitive Area (ESA).
KANPUR: Though the Supreme Court has given directions to the state government to check illegal mining along riverbeds, large-scale illegal mining of sand is going on from Patharra to the downstream Bhareh,
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Omakumar Vs. State of Haryana & Ors. dated 24/09/2015. According to the Applicant, no mining is permitted in District
<p>Rejoinder on behalf of Aravalli Bachao Citizens Movement Vs Union of India & Others dated 27/04/2023.</p> <p>The rejoinder was to the affidavit of the Chief Secretary, Haryana (dated April 12,
