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 …
BHOPAL: Social activist Medha Patkar has alleged to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that there is rampant illegal sand mining in catchment and submergence areas of Sardar Sarovar project, in four districts of Badwani, Dhar, Alirajpur and Khargone in Madhya Pradesh. She has also claimed that volunteers of Narmada Bachao …
They say round-the-clock quarrying affects livelihood of 10 villages. The only sand quarry that recently started operations at Punnapakkam, Tiruvallur district, is facing problems as residents are united in their struggle against sand-mining across the Kosasthalaiyar river. Villagers in Punnapakkam complain that round-the-clock sand quarrying has affected the livelihood of …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Medha Patkar Vs. State of MP & Ors dated 12/10/2015 regarding illegal sand mining in District Badwani and Dhar, Madhya Pradesh.
Contrary to claims of the Punjab Government, the illegal mining in the Sutlej belt— Moga and Ferozepur districts— still continues reportedly under the ‘patronage’ of Akali leaders. Recently, the Kot-ise-Khan police have arrested Balwinder Singh, a resident of Dharamkot town and Gurmeet Singh, a resident of Rampura, for allegedly indulging …
Amid allegations of large scale mining of sand from the river bed under the pretext of desilting the Srivaikundam dam, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) ordered Thoothukudi district to keep the entire sand mined so far in the stock yard and not transport or sell it until further orders. The …
Panaji: Sand mining which has been banned for the last two years in the state is likely to start next month. Chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar said that the order renewing licences for sand mining will be issued on Friday wherein 88-90 licences will be renewed in the first phase. Only …
Sand mining stay in Madhya Pradesh will come up for hearing at principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar on October 5. The bench will decide whether to stay sand mining in Madhya Pradesh till October 31. NGT central zone bench passed …
Now, principal bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi headed by chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar will decide whether stay on sand mining in Madhya Pradesh will continue till October 31. NGT central zone bench in Bhopal transferred the case to chairperson's bench on Wednesday. State government had in last …
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 by Directorate of Mines and Geology and Captain of Ports (CoP) with the assistance of coastal police, …
NEW DELHI: An NGO on Wednesday moved the National Green Tribunal against the rampant illegal sand mining being carried out in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, prompting the National Green Tribunal to direct authorities to immediately stop these activities. A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi issued …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jan Sashaktikaran Vs. Union of India & Ors.dated 30/09/2015 regarding sand mining in Village Himanpura, and Village Bhedi Khurd, District Jalaun in river bed of river Betwa, Uttar Pradesh.
The Tribunal was hearing a plea by environment activist Virendra Kumar New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Union Environment Ministry not to grant environmental clearance for sand mining in the rivers of north India till September 1 each year and not during the rainy season. A bench …
Preparations for resumption of quarrying in the Gaula river should be completed by officials of the Uttarakhand Forest Development Corporation (UFDC) in three days. The Nainital district magistrate Deepak Rawat said this while chairing a meeting to review preparations for the quarrying. Rawat directed that quarrying on the Gaula should …
The Narendra Modi government plans to use a combination of satellite surveillance, high-security tamper-proof documents and decentralised decision-making to regulate mining of sand and other minor minerals along the nation's rivers. Union environment and forests minister Prakash Javadekar today announced a new policy for mining of sand and other minor …
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 Yamuna Nagar of Haryana, where during dry season a dry stretch of about 3 to 5 kms. …
Nagpur: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the state environment department for failing to ensure compliance of environment clearance conditions for sand mining in Maharashtra. The Tribunal in May 2015 had asked the environment department and state environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA) to formulate an enforcement mechanism within two …
The government has come up with a draft notification for a new sustainable sand and minor mineral mining policy. It specifies where mining should be allowed or prohibited based on sustainability guidelines and monitoring of resources using scientific tools. From January 1, 2016, the new law and guidelines on sustainable …
In a decision that is bound to have far-reaching consequences, the State Cabinet has exempted quarries up to one hectare from the need to secure environmental clearance. Talking to the media after a meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said the decision was taken in the …
A team of the Forest Department and the police was allegedly attacked by the quarrying mafia when it had gone to inspect the Kotawali riverbed of the Ganga in the Shyampur area here. Two employees of the Forest Department were injured in stone throwing by the fleeing quarrying mafia while …
The State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) on Monday completed all formalities and has recommended granting of Environmental Clearances to nearly 300-odd sand extractors for undertaking mining manually. In a special meeting, the SEAC recommended to the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to grant EC for carrying out sand mining …
