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 …
KATHMANDU, JUN 19 - Community Forest Users’ Groups (CFUG) have protested the government decision to ban activities like foraging, tree felling and excavation of sand, stones, and minerals in Chure region. During the sixth national community forest workshop in Kathmandu on Monday, the Federation of Community Forest Users’ Nepal (Fecofun) …
The government has declared Chure as a conservation zone, prohibiting all activities amounting to deforestation, wildlife loss, and excavation of minerals, sand and boulders. Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, Minister for Forests and Soil and Conservation Mahesh Acharya said the decision was taken considering the vulnerability and sensitivity of Chure that …
NAVI MUMBAI: After the raid by the Navi Mumbai police last week on illegal sand mining, in which five barges were seized and 18 persons arrested, environmentalists have noticed heightened sand mining and dredging operations in neighbouring areas of the city. "While we appreciate the quick response shown by the …
Madan Mohan Mittal, industries and commerce minister, Punjab has issued strict Instructions to all the district officers and other officers of the department to check the illegal mining in the state. He said that state government is initiating stringent measures to control illegal mining and a comprehensive plan has been …
At a press conference on Sunday, about 200 local Yadav leaders of Samajwadi Party came out in support of an IPS officer and demanded strict action against party leaders involved directly or indirectly in illegal mining. Following attacks on policemen by Samajwadi Party men during the drive against illegal mining, …
All geared up to take on the problem of illegal mining head on, the Punjab Government has decided to initiate stringent measures. It has prepared a comprehensive plan to tighten the screw on the offenders. The State Industries and Commerce Minister Madan Mohan Mittal on Sunday issued strict instructions to …
OLD GOA: A resident of St Estevam has accused various officials of failing to enforce CRZ rules in connection with illegal sand mining along the banks of the Mandovi River. In a complaint to Old Goa Police, J Bismark Dias complained that in 2011, officers holding position in government had …
Delayed Action Against Offenders Leading To Loss To Exchequer: Report The latest Comptroller of Auditor General (CAG) report has noted that delays on the part of district collectors in confiscating vehicles that transported illegal river sand have not only incurred a huge loss to the state exchequer but even led …
VILLUPURAM: Indiscriminate and illegal mining of sand along the Then Pennaiyar banks in the district has exposed several villages to severe ecological disaster, including depletion of ground water and intrusion of seawater in coastal aquifers. The state government, which identified four sites to mine sand along the river to meet …
Backed By Politicians, Illegal River Sand Mining Thrives Across State Despite court interventions and government orders regulating it, illegal river sand mining is a thriving and lucrative activity across the state. Facilitated by politicians and corrupt officials, indiscriminate sand mining has ravaged rivers and forced villagers to pay a heavy …
Deputy Chief Minister in–charge Public Health Engineering (PHE) Prof RC Laloo today said that the life span of the dam of the Greater Shillong Water Supply Scheme (GSWSS) is expected to be shortened due to the environmental degradation of the catchment of feeder river. Prof Laloo during the question hour …
Hyderabad: The AP government on Monday constituted an expert committee to examine the existing ‘Sand Mining Policy’ and suggest measures to simplify sand mining. The committee has been given the twin objective of coming up with suggestions that will not only help the government curb illegal sand mining, but, more …
PANAJI: A judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court at Panaji directed the Old Goa police to conduct an inquiry and also register an FIR on the basis of a complaint seeking action against illegal sand mining within the coastal regulation zone (CRZ) in River Mandovi. Activist Kashinath Shetye had filed …
Incidents of illegal sand mining, using heavy-duty suction pumps, were reported on Monday and Tuesday in the creek between Kharghar and Mansarovar railway stations. The NGO, Awaaz Foundation, which had earlier petitioned the National Green Tribunal (NGT) about the illegal sand mining in the state, has now complained to the …
In has come to the notice of the Sub–Divisional Office, Mairang Sub Division that some unscrupulous elements are indulging in rampant sand mining from the river bed of Kynshi within Mairang Civil Sub Division. This is having an adverse impact on the river bed resulting in environmental degradation and is …
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to Central and state government on a petition seeking ban on illegal sand mining around Son Gharial Sanctuary in Sidhi district. Advocate and social activist Nithyananad Mishra had filed a complaint before NGT claiming that sand mining in and around Son river is …
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 to the Chief Secretary within a month. Passing interim orders on a writ petition filed by the Beach Mineral Producers’ …
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 coastal and river areas of the State of Maharashtra, inaction on part of the authorities to control the …
The National Green Tribunal principal bench has ordered the respondents State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority Uttarakhand, Director of Industries through Joint Director (mining)/ chief mines officer geology and mining unit, Dehradun and Ministry of Environment and Forests to respond to the application submitted by Himalaya Environment and Employment Cooperative Society …
The centre has appointed a three-member state-level impact assessment authority (IAA) to issue environmental clearances for minor mineral leases in Gujarat. In an official gazette notification, environment ministry has constituted the committee under the chairmanship of retired IAS and president of Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM) Pramod Mishra. The …
