Gujarat High Court gets tough on illegal mining in and around Girnar reserve forest, seeks report from Junagadh Collector by January 25
4 years ago

Gujarat High Court gets tough on illegal mining in and around Girnar reserve forest, seeks report from Junagadh Collector by January 25

The Hindu  

The reserved forest area of Girnar in Junagadh district of Gujarat has been under threat from illegal mining activities for many years. Now a public interest litigation petition heard by the Gujarat High Court has received some positive directions which, it is hoped, will halt the “illegal mining and blasting activities” being carried out in Chhodvadi village in Bhesan block of the district. Hearing the PIL, the Gujarat High Court, on December 11, directed the local authorities to stop all illegal mining and quarrying activities in the reserved forest areas of Girnar, Girish Das, advocate for the petitioner, submitted to the court that the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, had issued a notification in 2012 for the long-term protection and conservation of Asiatic lions that live in the nearby Gir Protected Area, their last sanctuary in India. The bench hinged its directive on the 2012 document, saying that “the notification states that it is necessary to conserve and protect the area around the protected area of Girnar Wildlife Sanctuary as an ecosensitive zone….” The High Court directed the authorities concerned to take appropriate steps if any such illegal mining and crushing activities are going on within the ecosensitive zone. The court also issued a notice and asked the Collector, Junagadh, and Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden to file a report on January 25 about the illegal quarrying and mining activities in and around Girnar’s reserve forest.

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