Hundreds of tribal miners working at the green marble mines in Rishabdeo have decided not to exercise their voting rights in the upcoming general elections.

The Goa State Pollution Control Board has begun the process of issuing notices to polluting stone crushers in the Sao Jose de Areal-Sarzora-Dramapur-Gudi belt to show cause why their operations sho

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Shree 1008 Raj Rajeshwari Vs Sunil Sharma Ors. dated 18/03/2014 regarding stone crushing units carrying out operations at Village Bilua, Tehsil Dabra, District Gwalior.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/57_2013(App)(CZ)_18Mar2014_final_order.pdf

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Shree 1008 Kunwar Raj Rajeshwari Vs Sunil Sharma & Others dated 19/03/2014 regarding location of large number of stone crushing units near to the residential localities, Village Bilua, Tehsil Dabra, District Gwalior.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/57_2013(App)(CZ)_18Mar2014_final_order.pdf

MARGAO: One of the recommendations Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) made in 2012 after inspection of the stone crushers around the Sao Jose de Areal-Sarzora, Dramapur belt was that the roads within the stone crushing area should be tarred and asphalted.

Moreover, the Board had recommended tree plantation within the periphery of the crushers as a precautionary measure.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Shree 1008 Kunwar Raj Rajeswari Vs. Sunil Sharma & Ors. dated 10/03/2014 regarding stone crushing units operating at a distance of less than 500 mtrs from the Government school at Nakta Pata Tiraha.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/57-2013(CZ)(OA)_10Mar2014.pdf

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Ram Swaroop Yadav Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors dated 04/03/2014 regarding running of stone crushing units on the land bearing Khasra Nos. 627, 628 and 630, Gram Bhopiya, Tehsil Neem-ka-Thana, District Sikar which was earlier recorded as forest land but subsequently altered and declared as Sawai Chak.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/131-2013(CZ)(OA)_4Mar2014.pdf

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on Monday ordered closure of two oil extraction units, and one blue metal stone crushing unit in the district for causing air pollution.

The board had directed the Tangedco to immediately disconnect the power supply to the three units.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Santosh Mittal & Ors Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. dated 29/01/2014 regarding illegal mining being carried out in the District Alwar.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/127-2013(CZ)(OA)_29Jan2014.pdf

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vijay Singh Vs. Balaji Grit Udyog (Unit-I & Unit-II) & Ors. dated 29/01/2014 regarding a unit carrying on the stone crushing operation on the basis of NOC (consent to establish) stated to have been obtained in the year 2002 for Unit –I and in 2009 for Unit-II.

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/2-2014(Ap)_29Jan2014.pdf

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