ORDER

1. The issue raised in the present application is mining in district Panna, Madhya Pradesh in violation of Madhya Pradesh Sand (Mining, Transportation, Storage and Trading) Rules, 2019. It is alleged that tender was granted for the mining for excavation of 27 numbers of Sand quarries in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh having following anomalies:

i. Some of the Sand quarries are not mentioned in the Tender documents but despite of that EC has been given over the same and the contractor is carrying out mining activities over the same.

ii. No District Survey Report has been prepared before starting the operations of the sand quarries in the District of Panna.

iii. The scientific annual replenishment study which is mandatory as per the MOEF Guidelines as well as various judgments of the Hon’ble Apex Court and NGT has not been conducted by the Non-Applicant officials before starting the excavation of sand.

iv. No response to the complaints filed by Applicant from the non-applicant officials, which establishes the fact that various anomalies have been done as a result of which the Environmental loss is occurring tremendously on daily basis and the environmental norms are being vio