Sand mining: SC asks NGT to consider Madhya Pradesh plea
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the National Green Tribunal to consider within a week the plea of Madhya Pradesh government seeking modification of its order putting a blanket ban on sand mining without any licence or environmental clearance from river beds across the country. The appeal filed through the state Chief Secretary submitted that the NGT’s August 5 order was affecting the construction industry as the district authority which is entitled to permit sand mining in less than five hectare of area has been left with no option. The NGT on August 5 had restrained sand mining without any licence or environmental clearance from river beds across the country on a plea alleging that such activities were going on in UP with the “wilful connivance” of its state machinery. The NGT Bar Association had contended that according to an apex court ruling, any person carrying on sand mining on land which is less than five hectares, requires clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests or the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority.
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