NEWS ITEM TITLED THERE IS ONLY ONE LEGAL MINE OF SAND THAT S WHY OTHER SAND MINES DOMINATED APPEARING IN KELO PRAVAH DATED 23.04.2024 vs CHATTISGARH ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION BOARD

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2024 Supreme(Online)(NGT) 1389

NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL BHOPAL (CENTRAL ZONE BENCH)
Sheo Kumar Singh, Judicial Member, A Senthil Vel, Expert Member
NEWS ITEM TITLED THERE IS ONLY ONE LEGAL MINE OF SAND THAT S WHY OTHER SAND MINES DOMINATED APPEARING IN KELO PRAVAH DATED 23.04.2024 – Appellant
Versus
CHATTISGARH ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION BOARD – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: None
For the Respondents: Prashant Sthapak, Parul Bhadoria

Table of Content
1. suo motu initiation on news report alleging illegal sand mining by mafias. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4)
2. joint committee report on district geography, mining status, and violations. (Para 5)
3. penalties imposed and environmental compensation calculated for illegal mining. (Para 6)
4. directions for compensation recovery, consents, and compliance with recommendations. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)

ORDER

1. This Original Application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled “jsr dh ,d gh oS/k [knku blhfy, gkoh gq, ckyw ekfQ;k” appearing in Kelo Pravah dated 23.04.2024.

2. The matter relates to illegal sand mining in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. As per the article, despite sufficient availability of sand in the district, the entire business has gone into the hands of mafias. It alleges that Sand ghats were not approved on time due to which illegal mining is taking place. Sand prices have also doubled. Earlier the price of one dumper sand used to be Rs 5000-6000, which has now reached around Rs 10 thousand.

3. The article highlights that Only Usroute Sand Ghat is running with a valid license but it cannot meet the needs of the entire district. The sand mafia has taken

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