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 …
Environmentalists have welcomed the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order staying sand mining on river beds without environmental clearance. However, the construction sector is apprehensive about its fallout. A.V. George, environmental scientist and Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, said the order was essential for Kerala which earned the sobriquet ‘God’s Own …
Says not a single environmental clearance granted for it in Gautam Budh Nagar district The Uttar Pradesh government today reluctantly admitted before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that illegal sand mining was going on in the state and not even a single environmental clearance granted for it in Gautam Budh …
Years of illegal sand mining on beaches in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin, Tirunelvelli and Kanyakumari districts is affecting ecology, marine life and the entire coastal community. Besides, the large scale illicit mining of rare precious minerals in these three coastal districts have caused a loss of Rs 96,120 crore to the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 14/08/2013 regarding illegal unauthorized mining in Gautam Budh Nagar, NOIDA, State of Uttar Pradesh and other states of India. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/171-2013(OA)_14Aug2013.pdf
The National Green Tribunal, Southern Bench, on Monday directed the Ernakulam District Collector to stop illegal sand mining in Periyar River near Panamkudy Kadavu. The Bench, comprising members Justice P. Jyothimani and Prof.R.Nagendran, granted the interim injunction following an application filed by the Paristhithi Samrakshna Samithi, Okkal, represented by its …
Special teams led by Revenue Secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Monday began inspection of mining lease areas along the coastline. Speaking to mediapersons before the inspection, Mr. Bedi said six teams would be deployed at six different locations across the Tuticorin district. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa had constituted special teams recently …
Nagpal Yet To File Her Response To Chargesheet While suspended civil servant Durga Sakthi Nagpal maintained a stoic silence on the ninth day after being chargesheeted by the Uttar Pradesh government, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was vocal in defending the government for taking action against illegal mining every time a …
The outrage over the suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, an IAS officer who was simply doing her job by checking illegal mining of sand along the rivers of Uttar Pradesh, has highlighted a crucial issue. It is now evident that illegal mining of sand from rivers and beaches is rampant …
IAS officer Durga Sakthi Nagpal's recent campaign against the sand mafia in Uttar Pradesh seems to have found an echo in the city. On Sunday, Ahmedabad (rural) police busted a sand-mafia gang, arrested nine people and seized eight earth movers and trucks. This is one of the first such operations …
With mining being the largest industry of Meghalaya, exploitation of mineral resources are underway in the State overlooking laid norms and sand mining is one such example. Despite the recent ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) across the country on mining of sand from river beds, the effect …
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is in the dock for ordering the suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) in Gautam Budh Nagar district. Much to the discomfiture of the Samajwadi Party government, the young IAS officer’s suspension has snowballed into a big controversy, prompting the Centre …
As per the Ministry of Environment & Forest office order no. Z-11013/170/2013-IA.II(M) dated 6th August, 2013 a three member Committee comprising of Dr. Saroj, Director, MoEF, New Delhi, Shri G.C. Meena, Deputy Collector of Mines, Incharge Dehradun Office of IBM, Dehradun, Dr. K. K. Garg, Director, Regional Office of MoEF, …
The Union Environment & Forests Ministry committee has found gross illegalities in the sand mining leases of Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. The committee will submit its report to the Ministry on Friday along with photographic and documentary evidence of illegal mining in the district. Sources in the Ministry …
Bhind district collector Sibi Chakkravarthy M on Thursday slapped a penalty of Rs 263 crore on a Rajasthan-based illegal miner involved with sand mining. Official sources said that the move came after raids on illegal miners held on July 13 during which 4.2 lakh square meter of sand was seized …
Sand-mining may be banned in Maharashtra but that does not stop trucks loaded with illegally mined sand from plying on the city’s outskirts, where dredging is on in full swing. In fact, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had recently stayed mining from river beds across the country. In case of …
The ruling by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) making it mandatory to get environmental clearance for mining or removal of sand from river beds including areas less than five-hectares has put both the state authorities and the construction industry in a fix. According to environmentalists and officials, the NGT’s direction …
Despite ban on mining in riverbeds across India by the Supreme Court and National Green Tribunal, the activity is being carried out with impunity by the sand mafia in parts of Karnal district. The authorities concerned have not been able to effectively check sand mining in the area. After local …
The State government’s two-year ban on sand extraction did not deter traditional extractors from illegally pursuing the trade. But many sand extractors from Colvale and surrounding areas are not rejoicing over the government’s recent proposal to resume legal sand extraction after the monsoon and are, in fact, unhappy about cumbersome …
“There is no sand mining in the 20 mining points along the stretch of River Cauvery since Sunday as the flood has made sand mining impossible. While truckers stopped mining on Sunday, we also received direction from the Public Works Department officials asking us to stop mining till we receive …
The Environment and Forests Ministry has constituted a committee to assess illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh and the panel will submit a report by August 9. The Ministry decided to send a team to the State after United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi wrote a letter to the Prime Minister …
