Judicial survey of coal mining site in Assam elephant reserve ordered
The HinduThe Gauhati High Court has ordered a judicial survey of an area near an eastern Assam national park where a unit of Coal India Limited is said to be carrying out mining operations in violation of environmental laws. Chhaya and Justice Soumitra Saikia directed the Tinsukia district judge to study the Tikok Extension open cast project close to the Dehing Patkai National Park, a rainforest, and “record the proceedings whether any mining is taking place or not, and if yes, through and by whom”. The court’s order was based on a set of Public Interest Litigations challenging the April 2020 approval of the National Board of Wildlife for open cast mining in Tikok and the Saleki Proposed Reserve Forest. Directing the Tinsukia district judge to survey the areas “mentioned in the petitions” and “place on record whether any mining is taking place”, the court ordered the Assam Government to arrange for the judge’s visit to coal mining sites in the Tikok area. Coal mining operations in Tikok and the adjoining Tirap open cast project were temporarily suspended in June 2020 following reports of illegal extraction in forestlands.
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