Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of State of Uttar Pradesh & Others Vs Gaurav Kumar & Others dated 08/05/2025. The bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra categorically stated that the Supreme Court "upholds the law and the regulations governing sand mining, demanding zero …
Zanzibar — Zanzibar Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock and Fisheries, Hamad Rashid Mohamed, on Sunday announced a ban on sand mining after several studies have proved that the twin islands experience scarcity. "Honestly, Zanzibar has run out of sand," the minister told a press conference, appealing to the media …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sainik Food Pvt. Ltd. vs. State of MP & Ors. dated 30/01/2017 regarding illegal in stream sand mining being carried out in river Narmada by use of boats between village Chipaner to Chorsakheda, Sehore District, Madhya …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ananta Kumar Das Vs State of Odisha & Others dated 03/01/2017 regarding sand mining in Baitarani river near Sanala village, Jajpur District, Odisha. NGT in its Order makes it clear that the mining based on the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Umesh Prasad Singh Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/12/2016 regarding illegal sand mining /soil mining operations in the district of Patna, Bihar, on the river bed of Ganga in between Digha Railway Bridge to …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Depletion of Ground Water, 06/12/2016. Impact of riverbed / sand mining on the ground water resources is assessed and monitored in course of considering and granting necessary environmental clearances required as per law. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has not …
Illegal sand mining in the Sutlej River basin in Himachal Pradesh is on the rise. This unscientific and illegal method of sand queering is not only creating environmental hazards, but also, giving a fillip to corruption. Local residents are disappointed, as influential people are easily queering sand, whereas they have …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Environmental Clearance for Sand Mining, 22/11/2016. The government has notified the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, as amended from time to time, under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 which deals with the process of granting Environmental Clearance. The government has further decentralized the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Rohit & various other Noticees dated 22/11/2016 regarding sand mining. National Green Tribunal directs the "Noticee to pay Environmental compensation of Rs. 5 Lakh/ - within three weeks to the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control …
Parliament — Parliament has ordered the cancellation of a series of sand mining and fishing licences issued to companies operating in Lwera on Masaka Road. Among the affected companies is Aqua World and Capital Estates. Investigations in sand mining in Lwera wetland were instituted after Members of Parliament complained over …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Sand Mining, 17/11/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) has formulated Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines in September, 2015 to mitigate the environment impact of mining activities. The Guidelines, inter-alia, emphasize identifying the areas suitable for mining (the site …
Stay order on extraction to continuetill that date The National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone), Chennai, has posted the case of the sand extraction in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas of Udupi district, to November 9. Ranjan Shetty, advocate for the applicants, Udaya Suvarna and others from Baikady and Kukkude villages …
The Madras High Court Bench here has dismissed a couple of public interest litigation petitions filed last year alleging indiscriminate mining of sand from Tamirabharani riverbed in the guise of desilting Srivaikundam check dam in Thoothukudi district on the basis of the permission granted by National Green Tribunal (NGT). A …
A report filed by local commissioners appointed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) to check the extent of illegal quarrying around Yamuna Nagar in Haryana have found evidence of large scale illegal mining and quarrying on Yamuna riverbed. The report has highlighted that massive illegal mining may have affected the course …
A total of 139 sand mines were awaiting environment clearance from State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and District-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) as on September 30, 2016 in Chhattisgarh. The maximum number of sand mines awaiting environment clearance during the aforesaid period were in Bilaspur district at 15 …
NAINITAL: Taking a serious note of unlawful constructions in the state, the Uttarakhand high court on Monday ordered a ban on mining activities within one kilometre radius of bridges across the state. The development comes after a PIL was filed by a resident of Ramnagar alleging that illegal construction has …
Trichy: A group of people from two villages in Lalgudi taluk came to the district collectorate in Trichy to submitting a memorandum opposing the proposed commencement of sand quarry in Kollidam river here on Monday. Illegal mining in Kollidam river upto 40 feet has affected their cultivation owing to depleting …
Trichy: Over 340 activists of Cauvery Protection Movement including CPI leader R Nallakannu were arrested by police in Karur on Wednesday while protesting against illegal sand mining being carried out on the Cauvery river bed . Handing over video evidence of the illegal sand mining to the district administration, members …
Share Sand extraction in rivers within the coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) in the district finally resumed on Saturday amidst claims and counter claims about compliance to environment clearance norms. Though the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority-Karnataka (SLEIA), had clearly indicated that …
Karwar: Officials might be boasting about containing illegal sand mining in Uttara Kannada, but the practice continues in the district. A case in point is Taggupalya, Honnavar district, where sand extractors are illegally building jetties in Sharavati river by dumping red soil. CRZ officials are not ready to take any …
Following the postponement of the hearing of the stay order on sand mining activities in the district at National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chennai to October1, the affected people have decided to stage a massive protest rally on September 22. Kattada Samagrigala Sagata Lorry Malakara Sangha’s District General Secretary M G …
