NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, Judicial Member, Arun Kumar Verma, Expert Member
All India Anti Corruption Organization – Appellant
Versus
State of West Bengal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. allegations of illegal sand mining from river ganga. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. permissions and nocs granted for dredging/de-silting. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 14 , 15) |
| 3. exemption from ec under appendix-ix item 7. (Para 13 , 16 , 20) |
| 4. no merit; application dismissed without costs. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 21 , 22 , 23) |
ORDER
1. The Applicant in the present Original Application is alleging that illegal sand mining is being carried on in Majherchar, Kacharipara of Kalyani Sub-Division, District Nadia in violation of the Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines, 2016 and Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining, 2020 (EMGSM).
2. It is alleged that silver sand is being illegally lifted from the bed of river Ganga at Majherchar, Kacharipara of Kalyani Sub-Division, District Nadia. It is also alleged that the Respondent No.10 submitted an application dated 19.10.2022 before the Respondent No.4, Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata for permission to excavate silt from river Hooghly near Majherchar, Char Kancharapara, Char Nandabati of village Kancharapara Sub- Division – Kalyani, District – Nadia. It is stated that N.O.C. has been granted by Re
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