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 …
CHENNAI: The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday has admitted a petition filed by former Vijayawada legislator Devineni Rajasekhar and issued notices to Andhra Pradesh government, the Director of Mines and Geology and to all District Collectors following allegations of misuse of the recently introduced Free …
National Environment Care Federation (NECF), an NGO, released on Monday a 300 page document with sting video clippings on illegal sand mining allegedly taking place in Unidivided Dakshina Kannada district. NECF convener Shashidhar Shetty said the illegal sand mining in coastal Karnataka is a multi-crore scandal of more than Rs …
This policy brief analyses whether the provisions of EC will improve small-scale mining governance and prevent illegal mining. To this end, a detailed case study of Gautam Budh Nagar of Uttar Pradesh, a key sand mining district, was carried out and is presented here. In the end, we arrive at …
The panel has opined that the failure of PWD in ensuring adequate sand to the public has made it necessary to amend the existing rules. Criticising the Public Works Department (PWD) for failing to ensure adequate mining and distribution of sand, a Legislature committee has recommended the government to hand …
Vellore: Sand mafia are freely plundering the resources of the Palar river. With apparent overt or covert support from corrupt officials and political backing, illegal mining of sand worth several crores is thriving, causing irreversible damage to the riverbed. Sources in the public works department (PWD) say Palar is the …
Government plans to open 3 of them in Tiruvallur district In what could be a significant move to ease the sand shortage for construction activity in the city and suburbs, the Water Resources Department (WRD) is planning to open three sand quarries in Tiruvallur district in a few months. With …
"It will map through satellite where sand is deposited and its quantity. With that mapping, permissions will be granted for sites and quantity. "Secondly, for transportation of mined sand, the Ministry will use technology with bar coded security proof receipt so that on one receipt only one truck will pass. …
AHMEDABAD: A team of Ahmedabad rural police's special operations group (SOG) raided a mining site at Gyaspur near the Sabarmati river, late on Thursday night, after reports emerged of illegal sand mining. The team seized vehicles worth Rs 1.36 crore including 3 earth moving machines, 2 dumpers and 12 tractors …
Rampant illegal mining on the Manawar-Tawi river in the Nowshera area of Rajouri district has destroyed more than 200 kanals of agricultural land. Residents of the Jaba Hanjuna area of Nowshera Pain alleged that the stone-crusher owners were continuously excavating sand and stones from the Manawar-Tawi river in their locality, …
The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Haryana government over illegal sand mining and extraction of minerals on the floodplains of Yamuna in the state and directed it to submit a report on the violations and action it has taken to check them. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice …
To promote sustainable sand extraction, these guidelines released by the Union ministry of environment and forests lays emphasis on monitoring of the mined out material, which is key to the success of environment management plan. It has suggested tapping “alternative sources of sand and gravel”. The main objectives of the …
The National Green Tribunal has constituted a panel to inspect the Betwa river bank in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh and probe the allegations of rampant illegal sand mining in the area. A Bench headed by Justice U. D. Salvi, which appointed retired forest official Anmol Kumar and …
The ban on sand mining in most of the riverine sand-mining locations (‘kadavus’) on the Valapattanam river was lifted with effect from May 23. District Collector P. Bala Kiran in an official press release announced here that the sand mining would resume on Sunday in the ‘kadavus’ on the river …
Bareilly: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh, director of state level environment impact assessment authority, district magistrate and senior superintendent of police, Sambhal to file a response on the issue of illegal sand-mining in Sambhal district. The application, claiming that sand mafias are …
Taking note of the claim of an environment activist that he was being "threatened" after filing case against illegal sand mining in UP's Sambhal district, the National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Uttar Pradesh government on the issue. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued …
An environment activist, who had sought prohibition of alleged illegal sand mining near Narora atomic power station in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district, today moved a fresh plea claiming he was being "threatened" to withdraw his case. The green panel, on April 8, had issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of M.P. Muhammed Kunhi Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change & Others dated 10/05/2016 regarding river sand mining in Valapattanam river in Kannur District, Kerala. This appeal is directed against the order of the State …
Ajmer: The divisional commissioner of Ajmer on Thursday inspected the sand dunes of Pushkar and directed police to register case against illegal mining mafia who are extracting the sand from this region. The safari union showed them the places where the sand had been dug and ditches were left in …
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted the petitioners to add divisional commissioners of Nagpur and Amravati as respondents in the case alleging illegal sand mining in eastern Vidarbha. A division bench comprising justice Bhushan Gavai and justice Swapna Joshi then adjourned the hearing for two …
Dehradun: National Green Tribunal has taken notice of the contempt plea filed by Dinesh Pandey, conservation activist and member of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), who alleged that illegal mining is still continuing on Gaula river in violation of the tribunal's order passed in January this year. The bench ordered …
