ORDER

1. The allegation of the Applicant in the present Original Application is that the Respondent No.13, M/s Balaji Minerals, is carrying on illegal operation of Stone Crushing Unit near Siku River Bridge under Mebo Circle, District-East Siang, without necessary permissions from the Government authorities and in violation of the environmental guidelines.

2. It is stated that No Objection Certificate (‘NOC’ for short) was granted on 14.02.2023 by the Divisional Forest Officer, Pasighat Forest Division, Pasighat, but the same was subsequently cancelled on 06.11.2023 by the same officer. It is also stated that the Consent to Establish/Consent to Operate order has been granted by the Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board vide certificate dated 25.06.2021.

3. The allegation further is that the said Stone Crusher Unit of Respondent No.13 is located 300 meters from the National Highway and 400 meters from the Siku Notko Resort whereas as per environmental guidelines it should be installed at a distance of at least one kilometer from the National Highway and half a kilometer from human habitation.

4. It is also alleged that as of today, there is no Forest Clearance from the Forest