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 …
Seeking to strike a balance between construction as well as ecological concerns, the Centre has notified a policy of granting environmental clearances for minor minerals, including sand, and has come out with guidelines to monitor present mining activities. Under the new policy, the environment ministry has for the first time …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of P. Narendhar Reddy Vs. State of Telangana & Ors. dated 22/01/2016 regarding illegal mining/extraction of sand, gravel and marbel carried out in the State of Telangana without obtaining necessary Environment Clearance from SEIAA/MoEF. The applicant is a resident of Nizamabad …
A PIL petition has been moved before the Madras High Court alleging irregularities in sand quarrying in the districts of Karur, Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Ariyalur, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam. The PIL sought the court to direct the authorities concerned to initiate action to control illegal quarrying in the districts. When the plea …
The Government has announced that the process of granting Environmental Clearance for sustainable sand mining and mining of minor minerals has been decentralized. The Ministry has created District Environment Impact Assessment Authority (DEIAA) for proper monitoring of sand mining. In consultation with the State governments, the Ministry has also prepared …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today banned mining along the Neugal river between Alampur and Bundla in Palampur. The tribunal passed the order on the petition filed by Baljeet Singh Bhateria in Delhi today. The petitioner had brought to the notice of the NGT that illegal mining was on along …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board Vs Madhya Pradesh Mining Corporation & Others dated 11/01/2016 regarding environmental clearance for mining of sand and bajri. The petition is disposed of as the Court noted that in the case of Deepak Kumar …
Activists allege violation of National Green Tribunal order The district administration’s order giving clearance to sand mining at the ‘kadavus’ (sand extraction locations) outside the 500 metre radius of the Pamburuthi island on the Valapattanam river here is said to be a clear violation of an order of the National …
People into illegal sand mining and vehicles used in its transportation are set to face stricter action. District guardian minister Girish Bapat on Monday directed the administration to seize vehicles being used for illegal transportation of sand and auction those vehicles instead of giving them back to their owners after …
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 administration has registered 2,248 cases against illegal extraction of sand from river beds and illegal quarry …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. MoEF dated 23/12/2015 regarding illegal and unauthorized mining going on either side of the river Yamuna. According to the counsel appearing for the State of Uttar Pradesh the illegal mining was being done from …
Munrothuruthu (‘Munroe Island’) is a place renowned for continuous settlement, in the Kollam district of Kerala. The Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami of 2004 triggered this major problem. The island is located at confluence of the Ashtamudi Lake and the Kallada River. Low lying regions of the island are facing …
The farmers in the taluk are in distress as the sources of water have dried up and water is unavailable even after sinking for 300 feet. Rivers Avathi and Veda were the lifelines of the farmers in the taluk. These two rivers have gone dry due to extensive sand mining. …
Nagpur: Revenue minister Eknath Khadse informed the lower house on Wednesday that state government would impose Maharashtra Prevention of Dangerous Activities (MPDA) Act, 1981, on those involved in illegal sand mining. He was replying to a query during question hour accusing the government of protecting sand mafia. The minister added …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Incidents of illegal sand mining, 07/12/2015. Sand is a minor mineral. State Governments regulate grant of mining leases and other concessions in respect of all minor minerals including Sand.The enforcement of sand mining leases, controlling and abating illegal sand mining is largely vested with …
The draft proposal by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to further decentralise the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) mechanism with regard to sand and gravel mining has raised apprehensions among the environmentalists who feared that the move would give more leverage to the mining lobby. On the lines of …
Aiming to check the sand and gravel demand-supply gap and thus bring down the prices, the Punjab government today started auctioning sand quarries in the state’s riverbeds and also fixed the profit that a contractor can make. Twenty-four quarries were auctioned through reverse-bidding and by fixing the profit of contractors …
Mining Dept aims to cut sand & gravel prices by following reverse bidding process Reverse bidding policy for the auction of minor minerals (sand and aggregate) quarries in Punjab will be followed as the government prepares to auction 83 quarries beginning next week. With the Akali-BJP government constantly under fire …
Nagpur: The 400 sq km Painganga Wildlife Sanctuary spread in Yavatmal and Nanded districts is facing sever threat from politically backed sand mafia. On Sunday, the sand mafia tried to run over three revenue department talathis who attempted to stop them fleeing from Umarkhed. The spot from where sand was …
Minister of state for mines Raj Kumar Rinwa on Wednesday claimed that his department has succeeded in checking 80% of the illegal mining activities in Rajasthan. Under a special drive to check illegal mining, the department collected revenue of Rs 18 crore from across the state, the minister added. Rinwa …
With pressure mounting from different sections and escalating costs of sand, the State government is working towards releasing a white paper on the mining policy very shortly. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu held a review meeting with the officials on sand mining and sale here on Monday. On irregularities being …
