JUDGMENT

PRESENT:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. AMIT STHALEKAR (JUDICIAL MEMBER)

HON’BLE Dr. ARUN KUMAR VERMA (EXPERT MEMBER)

Reserved On:- January 2^nd, 2025 Pronounce On:- January 10th, 2025

1. Whether the Judgment is allowed to be published on the net? Yes

2. Whether the Judgment is allowed to be published in the NGT Reporter? Yes

The allegation of the Applicant in the present Original Application is that the Respondent No.9, RSA Infra Project Private Limited, is executing the fourth Railway Line Track from Jharsuguda to Bilaspur for which earthbed has been constructed by excavating earth/morrum from various places including Khata No.59 Plot No.233/331, Khata No.60 Plot No.255/333, Khata No.1 Plot No.287/346.

2. It is stated that about 20 lakh cubic meters of morrum have been illegally lifted/extracted from various places in Jharsuguda. It is stated that the Applicant made a complaint to the Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resource Department, mentioning that one company, namely, Radheshyam Agarwal (RSA) Group, is continuously extracting soil and earth from the acquired area of the Hirakud Reservoir in Jamuapali and Singhabaga, Pudapali, IB and other villages illegally in connivance with loc