The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday Aug 5,2013 ordered a nationwide stay on
sand mining on river beds without Environment Ministry clearance
The interim order came on a petition filed by the NGT Bar Association as
a reaction to the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, who
had been overseeing a drive against illegal sand mining in Gautam Budh
Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.
Note
On February 27, 2013, the court ordered mandatory environmental clearance from the Environment and Forests Ministry for excavation of all minor minerals. It said: “Sand mining on either side of the rivers, upstream and in-stream, is one of the causes for environmental degradation and also a threat to biodiversity. Over the years, India’s rivers and riparian ecology have been badly affected by the alarming rate of unrestricted sand mining … .”
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