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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL KOLKATA (EASTERN ZONE BENCH)
B. Amit Sthalekar, J, Arun Kumar Verma, ACJ
NEWS ITEM TITLED THREAT TO TEA GARDEN FROM MINING GANG APPEARING IN THE TELEGRAPH DATED 12 06 2024 – Appellant
Versus
CENTRAL POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. recognition of threats to estate due to illegal mining. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. environmental violations require actionable investigation and accountability. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 3. mandatory recovery of compensation from violators. (Para 23) |
| 4. final directive to close the case with regulatory actions. (Para 24 , 25 , 26) |
ORDER
1. The Original Application No.918/2024/PB was registered suo motu by the New Delhi Bench of the Tribunal on the basis of a news item titled “Threat to tea garden from mining gang” appearing in The Telegraph dated 12.06.2024.
2. The news item mentions that there is illegal extraction of minor minerals like - sand and stone from Balson river and Rakti River near Siliguri in West Bengal. It is stated that those who engaged in extracting miner minerals are using the Putinbarie Tea Estate forcibly and are taking away mounds of earth from vacant stretches on the plantation.
3. The news article also alleges that this is affecting the garden’s roads. It is stated that the workers at the tea estate have claimed that when they tried to restrain the illegal mining, the mafia resorted to threats an
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