Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Atul Jain & Others Vs Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 28/02/2024.

The issue of pollution and damage of ecosystem due to illegal and unlawful setting up and operation of stone crusher and mining units in various villages in Rewa district have been raised. The air and water bodies are not only polluted by dust but also by illegal and unlawful blasting by illegally procured explosives are causing a threat to human life directly.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Uttarakhand & Others Vs Nandan Singh Bora & Others dated 27/02/2024.

The matter was related to mining and stone crushers operating within the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Kailash Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 16/02/2024. The grievance of the applicant is allotment of the mining lease for mining in Cheja Pathar (masonry stone) as the mining area is near the hills and in the vicinity of a residential area. The hill is surrounded by the village Kala Khera, Dungar Faganwas, panchayat Ladika Bas, tehsil Neem Ka Thana, via Ganeshwar, district Sikar, Rajasthan.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Serajul Islam & Others Vs The State of West Bengal & Others dated 16/02/2024.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sibi Joseph Vs Union of India & Others dated 20/12/2023. The matter related to illegal operation of quarries in the Palakkad district by M/s Royal Sands and Gravels Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Mary Matha Granites.

The NGT, November 24 directed notices to be issued to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada, Mangalore and Mining Department, Karnataka on the issue of illegal stone quarry mining going on in the outskirts of Neerumarga Gram Panchayat, Mangalore for the last three years.

Report by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board regarding stone crushing units in Mahendragarh, Haryana.

The Joint committee status report dated October 28, 2023 in compliance with the National Green Tribunal order dated September 13, 2023 in the matter of Original Application No 480 of 2022 (Kuldeep Vs State of Haryana).

A three member committee was directed by the NGT to probe the allegations of encroachment by stone crusher units on the river bed of Ganga flowing through Sahibganj in Jharkhand.

The committee after visiting the site will submit its report within a period of three weeks. In case violations are found, the committee shall recommend penalty as well as environmental compensation and also suggest remedial measures, if any.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Sumanta Ghosh Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 20/09/2023.

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