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 …
Says govt to implement bar code enabled system to end sand mafia in country Union environment ministry has set a target to bring down the number of days it takes to give clearance, from current 190 days to 100 days in future. The ministry also said it is implementing a …
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday warned that the government would not hesitate to invoke the PD Act to curb illegal sand mining and transportation in the wake of the new policy to supply sand free of cost for construction works in the State. Intervening during question hour, he …
Local leaders form syndicates, dictating sand prices. Kakinada: Illegal sand mining is rampant in East and West Godavari districts. Even in authorised sand reaches, the illegal mining is going on, according to sources. The local leaders have formed syndicates and dictating sand prices and minting money. Though the government announced …
Thiruvananthapuram: After procurement of red earth was stalled by a group of environmentalists, the government will formally stop mining red earth from the site of Nirmithi Kendra at Akkulam for NH widening work at Kazhakkoottam. Chief secretary P K Mohanty will issue an order on Monday to stop taking red …
No case in the last two months on the Ottappalam-Thrithala stretch Ottappalam : The number of seized tipper lorries parked in the compound of the Revenue Divisional Office here are indicative of the extent of the once-thriving illegal sand-mining business in the riverbeds of the Bharathapuzha. In the last two …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Illegal sand mining on river beds, 14/03/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006, as amended from time to time, which deals with the process to grant Environmental Clearance. Further, the Ministry has notified …
DEHRADUN: Showing solidarity by coming out openly in support of the fight against mining on the banks of Ganga river in Haridwar spearheaded by Matri Sadan institute, various environmental groups stated their stand against mining in Dehradun on Monday. Speaking to TOI, Mallika Bhanot from an environment conservation group in …
Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni has said that 38 sand blocks have been identified, spread across an area of 506.56 acres, in the non-CRZ area of Dakshina Kannada. After a review meeting in Mangaluru on Sunday, the minister told reporters that licences have been sanctioned for 36 blocks in …
KOLLAM: Greens are crying foul over a recent circular issued by the Department of Environment and Climate Change, making Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) from the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) mandatory for mining or extraction of ordinary sand in the state. According to them, the circular is mute over …
Residents of Kandaneri, a village in Vellore district, have been knocking the doors of the district administration to stop the unauthorised mining of sand from the Palar basin. With the district administration reportedly displaying a nonchalant attitude, a Public Interest Litigation plea with the help of Satta Panchayat was filed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of M/s. Thirumalasetti Srinivas Vs. Government of India, MoEF & CC & Others dated 03/03/2016 regarding illegal sand mining without Environmental Clearance in Andhra Pradesh. NGT directs the respondents that the tender process shall go on except the …
Rivers in Kerala are assailed by pollution, sedimentation, sand mining, and constriction of flows. The indiscriminate and unscientific sand mining, even in the midst of many regulatory and protective measures for their conservation, have made the condition of these rivers pathetic. Bharathapuzha basin is the largest among all the 44 …
MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary said that district administration has utterly failed to maintain the effective sand mining policy in the district. Speaking to the mediapersons, the MLC said the sand mining policy is totally confusing and has led to acute shortage of sand in the district. He said that the …
In a significant order, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), East Zone Bench has directed the State administration to not allow sand mining on the Brahmani river bed at Dharmasala tehsil of Jajpur district without environment clearance. Acting on a petition filed by a Jajpur-based social activist Satish Biswal alleging rampant …
If the entire process is going to be handed over to the district administration, the situation is also likely to worsen' The government on Tuesday relaxed the environmental clearance process for sand mining, making it possible to get permissions for area up to five hectare at the district level. While …
Chennai: The Madras high court has given the Vellore district administration one month to verify whether sand quarrying on Palar river bed was being carried on as per rules, and whether the operators confined their mining activities only to the area and depth specified in rules. A direction to this …
Meerut: The National Green Tribunal on Thursday directed five persons "involved in illegal mining" in the Saharanpur area to pay an "environmental compensation" of Rs 50 crore, "payable by each for and on behalf of the 13 mine lease firms held by these five men". Two among the five men …
Members of Khanan Chugan Sangharsh Samiti and Haridwar stone crushers welfare association were barred by the authorities from reaching Sati kund area, the proposed site of protest on Monday afternoon. Consequently, they staged protest at Jagjeetpur village which also houses the Matri Sadan ashram. The members led by the legislator …
Alternative to river sand is made by crushing rocks using new technology. Visakhapatnam: The state government has decided to encourage the use of crushed rock as sand, by way of an alternative to river sand. The construction sector across the state has been facing its worst ever sand scarcity due …
Officials asked to take stern action against illegal transportation of sand. Kakinada: The Andhra Pradesh government has shelved e-auctions for sand mining in the state, saying that it was not able to get proper price in these auctions. The government felt that the guidelines for e-auctions and tenders for sand …
