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Haphazard construction of roads and aggregate mining deplete groundwater

Settlements in various hill districts in Province 1 have been reeling under water shortage in the recent years as natural springs and groundwater are drying up rapidly.

Publication Date: 
22/01/2019
Kathmandu Post (Nepal)
Tags:
Nepal, Groundwater, Road, Mining, Deforestation, Drinking Water Scarcity
Mining

Rwanda tin mine collapse kills fourteen workers

Fourteen people have been killed in a tin mine in eastern Rwanda after a hill collapsed on them following heavy rains, officials said.

Publication Date: 
21/01/2019
Al Jazeera
Tags:
Africa, Rwanda, Mining Accident
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding legality of quarrying activities in District Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, 21/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s. V. Krishnamurty Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 21/01/2019 regarding legality of the quarrying activities by K. Manoharan, in District Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The report submitted by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) states that that no quarrying activities were being carried on. But the counsel for the applicant states that quarrying activity is still going on.

Judgement Date: 
21/01/2019
Tags:
Mining, Kanchipuram (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority, Tamil Nadu
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding stone crushing units in the village of Nemakal in Bommanhal mandal of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, 16/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matte of M/s Maruthi Building Materials Vs The Member Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 16/01/2019 regarding stone crushing units in the village of Nemakal in Bommanhal mandal of Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
16/01/2019
Tags:
Mining, Carrying Capacity, Anantapur (D), Andhra Pradesh, Stone Industry, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific mining by Rare Earths Limited in Kollam District, Kerala, 16/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding News item published in “Indian Express” Authored by Vishnu Varma Titled “17-year-old’s video gets Kerala talking of impact of sand mining” dated 16/01/2019 regarding unscientific mining by Rare Earths Limited and Kerala Minerals and Metal Limited along the coastal area of Kollam.

Judgement Date: 
16/01/2019
Tags:
Mining, Sand, Kollam (D), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding effect of mining on vegetation, 16/01/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Common Cause Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/01/2019 regarding deleterious effect of mining on vegetation of the area. Mining results in a complete elimination of grass in the area which results in denial of fodder to herbivores.

Judgement Date: 
16/01/2019
Tags:
Mining, Mining Reclamation, Orissa (Odisha), Government Of India (GOI), Supreme Court
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining taking place in Kolawal, District Banda, Uttar Pradesh, 16/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanu Gupta Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 16/01/2019 regarding illegal sand mining taking place in Kolawal, District Banda, Uttar Pradesh.

Judgement Date: 
16/01/2019
Tags:
Mining, Sand, Banda (D), Uttar Pradesh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding encroachment of River Usri, Giridih in district Ramgarh, Jharkhand, 16/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Chandan Sinha Vs State of Jharkhand dated 16/01/2019 regarding encroachment of River Usri, Giridih in district Ramgarh, Jharkhand and also there is illegal sand mining. The bridge has given way.

Judgement Date: 
16/01/2019
Tags:
Rivers, Jharkhand, Ramgarh, Sand, Mining, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)
Mining

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Aditya N Prasad Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/01/2019 regarding miners trapped inside an illegal rat-hole coal mine in Meghalaya.

Judgement Date: 
11/01/2019
Tags:
Mining, Meghalaya, Coal, Mining Accident, Supreme Court
Mining

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal sand mining on the banks of river Subarnarekha on borders of West Bengal and Odisha, 10/01/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sudarsan Das Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 10/01/2019 regarding illegal sand mining on the banks of river Subarnarekha on borders of West Bengal and Odisha.

Judgement Date: 
10/01/2019
Tags:
Subarnarekha, Sand, Mining, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orissa (Odisha), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Rivers

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