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 …
Await fresh orders, State tells officials The State government has withdrawn the order it had issued on Wednesday asking officials at the local level not to refuse various services to people citing the K. Kasturirangan committee recommendations. The government has decided to issue a fresh order after receiving the recommendations …
As the construction sector grows, illegal sand and granite mining can only be expected to increase. From what can be seen until now, honest officers who have taken action against the sand mafia in their respective districts in different states have either been transferred or suspended. The politician-sand mafia nexus …
14 sand-laden trucks seized, one accused manages to escape At least 13 persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in illegal mining from the Sutlej basin in the district during the past 24 hours. The police have seized 14 trucks laden with sand from their possession. One of the accused …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of The Paristhithi Samrakshna Samithi Okkai Ernakulam Vs The District Collector Ernakulam and others dated 03/12/2013 regarding illegal sand mining in the banks of Periyar river. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/150-2013(SZ)(THC)(OA)_3Dec2013.pdf
Bangladesh has approved the commercial cultivation of transgenic Bt brinjal, becoming the first country in South Asia to cultivate the genetically modified food crop. Read more in this November 2013 edition of the Monthly Bangladesh State of the Environment Report published by the South Asia Environment Portal. Read and Share. …
Sand mining mafias are not deterred by the raids and continue to carry on nonchalantly with illegal mining in Tapi riverbed in Surat district. Revenue and mining department officials in November 2013 had seized their 61 trucks from Tapi riverbed in four raids, but this has hardly affected the illegal …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Ministry of Environment Forests Ors. dated 28/11/2013 regarding mining activity or removal of sand from river beds anywhere in the country without obtaining the environmental clearance.
After a brief lull, quarrying of river sand commenced in five places on Monday, taking the total number of re-opened sand quarries to 12. On Wednesday last, seven quarries resumed operations. Of the 12 functioning quarries, five are on the Coleroon river (two each in Thanjavur and Nagapattinam districts and …
Once dominated by agriculture and horticulture, the villages in the panchayat of Mencurem and Dumaxem are today facing a threat from sand mining activities, say some of the 1,411 residents. And although the activity is banned by the National Green Tribunal, it is under way in a clandestine and haphazard …
Continued illegal mining in the Chaki river along the Punjab-Himachal border is threatening national and state infrastructure, including railway bridges, roads and water supply schemes. While there has been a complete ban on mining in river beds by the National Green Tribunal, sources told The Tribune that mining had been …
For motorists, the trials of traversing the small stretch of Chengalpattu-Kancheepuram Road, near Pazhayaseevaram, during the ongoing sugarcane crushing season seem to have reduced considerably this year, thanks to the blanket ban imposed on sand quarrying activity for one year in Kancheepuram district from this month. For the past few …
Experts Feel That Govt Needs A Policy Framework To Curb Rampant Illegal Sand Mining & Chart Regulated Mining Process The row over mineral sand mining between the public, private sector industries and the environmental groups illustrates the lack of a proper state-level policy on sand mining and experts say that …
The Karnataka on Thursday decided to bring in comprehensive amendments to the mineral concession rules pertaining to sand with the larger aim of checkmating the sand mafia and preventing illegal extraction of sand and transportation, a cognisable offence. Monitoring panels A Cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah decided to …
Lifting of sands from Teesta River at Lakkhitari union of Gangachra upazila in Rangpur district is going on rampantly, causing serious threat to the river bank and other establishments. Hundreds of acres of cultivable land and houses on the river bank are also threatened by erosion, locals said. A section …
The National Green Tribunal has passed an interim order to stop illegal sand mining on the Sankaraparani river- originating in the Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu and flowing through the Union territory of Puducherry. The tribunal's southern zone bench in Chennai on Monday directed officials to stop the illegal mining …
Lifting of sand from Teesta river at Lakkhitari union of Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur district is going on unabated, causing serious risk for the river bank and adjoining establishments. Hundreds of acres of cultivable land and houses on the river bank are also threatened by erosion as a result, locals …
The Gautam Budh Nagar mining department has put a freeze on issuing licenses that allow removal of sand accumulated on farmlands for sale in commercial markets. The ban follows a stay imposed by Allahabad high court upon a UP government order of August 29 through which district authorities had been …
The environment ministry has issued directions to six state governments prohibiting development activities, including mining and quarrying, in the 60,000 sq km ecologically sensitive area of Western Ghats. The ministry's direction came weeks after it gave approval to a controversial report on Western Ghats prepared by the K Kasturirangan-led panel …
The State government has banned sand quarrying in all riverbeds in Kancheepuram district for one year from Wednesday. Disclosing this in a press release, collector, K. Baskaran said the ban comes into effect from November 13. Apart from the levy of a fine on violators, vehicles, including bullock-carts, used for …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy indicated here on Wednesday that mining of mineral sand by the private sector would be considered if there were projects with value addition. Replying to questions from presspersons at his weekly Cabinet briefing, the Chief Minister said there were differences of opinion on granting mining rights …
