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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL NEW DELHI (PRINCIPAL BENCH)
PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA, CJ, ARUN KUMAR TYAGI, J, DR. A. SENTHIL VEL, ACJ
NEWS ITEM TITLED "LAKSAR MEIN JORON PAR CHAL RAHA AVAIDH KHANAN KA KHEL RAAT KE ANDHERE MEIN GARAJ RAHI JCB MASHINE" APPEARING IN ETV BHARAT DATED 17.01.2024 VS
| Table of Content |
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| 1. suo motu action for illegal mining. (Para 1) |
| 2. power of ngt to take action based on news reports. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. reports of illegal mining activities enforced by regulatory bodies. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. approval of compensation frameworks based on ecological damages. (Para 6 , 7 , 12) |
| 5. action directed for compliance and ecological restoration. (Para 10 , 14) |
ORDER
1. This original application was registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled “लक्सर मेंजोरों पर चल रहा अवैध खनन का खेल , रात के अंधेरेमेंगरज रही जेसीबी मशीनें” appearing in ETV Bharat dated 17.01.2024. The news item discloses large-scale, rampant illegal mining in the Laksar area of Haridwar in violation of the rules and regulations. It further discloses the unabated illegal mining from Balawali to Bhogpur in the Ganga area and government land by using the JCB and extracting River Bed Material (for short, “RBM”). It also discloses that the official machinery has proved to be ineffective in checking such illegal mining. The news item further discloses the illegal mining at Bhogpur, Balawali, Bhikkampur, Sultanpur, Pratappur, Pachewali, Rayasi, Bisanpur Kundi, Rampur Raighati, Nehandpur and Alawalpu
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