Counter affidavit on behalf of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in OA No 580 of 2022 Mukesh Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others.

The report dated May 13, 2025 related to the Khadia Opencast Coal Mine Expansion Project located in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, and Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh. In 2022 and 2024 two expansion environmental clearances were granted to the project.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Northern Coalfields Ltd Bina Project Vs Union of India & Others dated 15/09/2023.

Additional reply on behalf of Northern Coalfields Ltd., Khadia projects in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated March 14, 2023 in the matter of Sanjay Kushwaha Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Suo Motu Action in Illegal Dumping of Coal at Railway Siding at Krishnashila, Sonbhadra Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/05/2023.

Grievance in the application is against violation of environmental norms by dumping of coal in 35 bighas in the vicinity of residential area at Krishnashila railway siding, Bina, Shaktinagar, district Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, which is the land of the Northern Coal Field Limited. Coal has been dumped without any permission and is accumulated through illegal transportation from coal fields.

Submission of action taken report by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board pursuant to the National Green Tribunal order dated November 16, 2022 in Original Application No. 817/2022 in the matter of Sandal Parveen Vs Union of India & Others.

Measures are being taken to control the air pollution due to the loading and unloading of coal by vehicles plying on the Hal road of Northern Coalfields Limited (NCL) Khadia project at Shakti Nagar, Sonbhadra. This is adjacent to the rehabilitated village of Chilkadand in violation of environmental norms, creating heavy dust pollution and health hazard to local residents.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sandal Parveen Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/11/2022.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Panna Lal Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 22/09/2022.

The NGT received a petition by Panna Lal, Secretary, Communist Party of India (Marxist) highlighting the grievances of the inhabitants of village Raheta - a rehabilitated village under the Northern Coalfields (NCL) Kakri Project in Sonbhadra. Eight reverse osmosis plants have been installed there under corporate social responsibility (CSR). Out of them only three are operating and five RO plants are closed.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ramesh Chander Verma & Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 14/10/2020.