Joint committee inspection report in Original Application No 196/2023 (CZ) Gaur singh Nishad Vs State of Chattisgarh & Others dated 16/02/2024.

The matter related to illegal sand mining and various environmental violation in Mahanadi river at village Saildeep in district Dhamtari.

No illegal sand mining and storage at village Saildeep was observed by the committee, however a temporary sand pathway was observed across the river that may obstacle for free flow of river during monsoon period.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kanhai Ram Patel & Others Vs Union of India.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Draupadi Bai Vs State of Chhattisgarh dated 25/09/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sudheer Kumar Pandey Vs State of Chhattisgarh & Others dated 11/09/2023.

The matter related to illegal mining of dolomite in the area of districts Raigarh and Sarangarh, Chhattisgarh.

The applicant, Sudheer Kumar has alleged that the miners are engaged in mining beyond the area permitted under the concerned permissions/sanctions/NOCs/Environmental Clearance and in transportation of mined mineral, due precaution is not being observed causing huge dust and thereby causing air pollution.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues in respect of state of Chhattisgarh dated 31/03/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item published in Business Standard dated 09.02.2023 titled “Blast at JSPL’s Raigarh plant kills two workers, two others injured” dated 28/02/2023.

Proceedings were initiated in the matter suo-motu on the basis of a media report to the effect that two workers died and two were injured on account of blast at M/s Jindal Steel & Power Limited, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh (JSPL). The incident took place on June 10, 2020.

Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) in its report to the NGT said that there are a total of 167 industries and they are categorized into 17 types of polluting industries.

The online data of emissions from these industries is displayed on the CECB website.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Tarun Rathore Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 14/11/2022.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ram Awtar Agrawal Vs State of Chhattisgarh & Others dated 19/09/2022.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), September 19, 2022 directed that awareness programmes need to be organized for common people in Chhattisgarh regarding utilization of fly ash for its own use and make the process for obtaining the permission/NOC from regulatory authority easier.

Vedanta's prospecting licence area is located far from Barnawapara sanctuary, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh and its eco-sensitive zone boundary. The ecology of the area will not be disturbed and Vedanta in its report to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) assured that the company will not cause any environmental and forest degradation.

Vedanta Ltd. has taken forest clearance (State 1 and 2) for prospecting and exploration activity and not for any mining activity with respect to 'Baghmara Gold Composite Licence- Division no 254' comprising 144.6 hectare.

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