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 …
Officials have to be bribed to obtain consent, SHGs allege Self-help groups (SHGs) involved in brick making, as well as artisans, complain that restrictions imposed by the department of mines to control illicit sand mining are crippling their trade, a charge denied by mining officials. Curbs on clay mining under …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 09/10/2013 on heavy illegal mining activity in the city Banjarwala and Bopara in District Haridwar and Gautam Budh Nagar. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/739-2013(MApp)_9Oct2013.pdf
The geology and mines directorate of UP has earned a revenue of about Rs 128 crore more than last year, simply by “plugging the loopholes”. After the Durga Sakthi Nagpal episode, the increased revenue of the mining directorate is another proof that all was not well with the mining sector …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nirankar Singh Vs Government of India & Others dated 08/10/2013 in respect of granting Environmental Clearance (EC) for the proposed sand mining at Village Semrahavan, District Sidharthnagar, State of Uttar Pradesh. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/805-2013(MApp)_8Oct2013.pdf
With construction activity and infrastructure development almost paralysed in Goa due to various bans imposed, on sand mining and earth excavations for bricks and roads, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) urges the Goa government to put regulatory and licensing mechanisms in place so that these activities can …
20 agencies have been entrusted with mapping and sand auditing of 20 rivers in State The Assembly Committee on Environment will keep a tab on the river mapping and sand auditing being undertaken by various agencies on 20 river systems in Kerala. Chairman of the Committee C.P. Mohammed told The …
In yet another order that has taken on illegal sand mining, the National Green Tribunal on Monday directed the Salem Collector to prevent the functioning of illegal brick kilns and excavation of sand in Eddapadi Taluk in the district. The order of interim injunction was passed on a petition filed …
Despite several assurances, the state government has been reluctant to frame the state river policy ostensibly to protect the interests of industries and corporate houses, alleged Rajendra Singh, also known as the waterman of India. He stressed the need for an inter-state river treaty, water budgeting and auditing to resolve …
Recent ban on unauthorised river sand-mining The National Green Tribunal (NGT)’s recent ban on unauthorised river sand-mining is expected to go a long way in saving the Bharathapuzha. The order is expected to save many rivers in the State which have been over-exploited and destroyed by sand-mining. Various committees had …
NGT’s recent ban on unauthorised sand-mining The National Green Tribunal (NGT)’s recent ban on unauthorised river sand-mining is expected to go a long way in saving the Bharathapuzha. The order is expected to save many rivers in the State which have been over-exploited and destroyed by sand-mining. Various committees had …
World Rivers Day is being observed today Even as World Rivers Day is observed on Sunday, the Central Travancore region, comprising Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, and parts of Alappuzha, is fast becoming a graveyard of rivers and natural streams owing to indiscriminate sand-mining, encroachments, and pollution. The Pampa, regarded as the lifeline …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned digging of earth across the country for making bricks and roads without prior environment clearance. A bench headed by Justice P Jyothimani has directed the chief secretaries of all the states and union territories to ensure that its interim order is adhered to. …
Illegal sand mining continues unabated on the beaches of Kendrapada and Jagatsinghpur. This is particularly true to Paradip, Gadabisunipur, Padmapur, Ramatala, Siali, Kalapeti, Abhayachandapur in Kujang and Ersama blocks of Jagatsinghpur and Pentha beach in Kendrapada district. Earlier, sand was never lifted from the beaches as it is unfit for …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday sought responses of the Centre, UP and Haryana on a plea alleging that sand was being illegally mined from land belonging to IAF in Faridabad and is being sold in Noida and Gautam Budh Nagar districts of UP. A bench headed by NGT chairperson …
Fake sand weighing slips seized The police crackdown on the sand mafia operating in Moga and Ferozepur has failed to achieve its goal as the illegal activity continues unabated in these districts. Over the last few weeks, more than 50 criminal cases have been registered against those indulging in illegal …
In what could be seen as a stern warning against those indulging in illegal sand quarrying, the Tamil Nadu has government detained 18 people under the stringent Goondas Act in the last one year. A submission to this effect was made before the main bench of the National Green Tribunal …
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued notices to the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana over allegations that illegal sand mining carried out on the borders of the two states is adversely impacting the environment of the villages in the region. The notices were issued based upon a petition …
Presidents of 21 coastal village panchayats submit petition to DRO A team of 21 village panchayat presidents from the coastal areas of the district and the office-bearers of sand mining workers’ associations have appealed to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to withdraw the recent ban imposed on coastal sand mining in the …
The National Green Tribunal today reserved its verdict on Madhya Pradesh's plea for modification of its order banning sand mining in river beds across the country to the extent that district environment committees be allowed to grant clearance for removing sand. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar …
5,000 were working as labourers for companies that exported sand’. Around 400 fishermen, including 75 women, from the coastal hamlets of the district submitted a petition to District Revenue Officer P. Uma Maheshwari at the weekly grievance day meeting on Monday, urging the State government to allow sand mining “which …
