Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Junaid Ayubi Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 06/01/2023.

Grievance in the application is against river bed mining of sand, bajri and boulder at villages Dakpathar, Nawabgarh, Mandi Gangbhewa and Bhimawala, tehsil Vikasnagar, district Dehradun, Uttarakhand which is a large site measuring approximately 123 hectares located on the river bed of Yamuna. According to the applicant, EC has been transferred by Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam without following due norms.