Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. MoEF dated 23/12/2015 regarding illegal and unauthorized mining going on either side of the river Yamuna. According to the counsel appearing for the State of Uttar Pradesh the illegal mining was being done from the Haryana side and they have already lodged FIR and there is construction of unauthorized bridge over river Yamuna in the territory of Haryana.

NGT directs that all illegal and unauthorized bridges constructed over the river Yamuna, constructed by either miners and or by persons carrying on illegal and unauthorized mining shall be demolished by the State Governments of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh within three days from today and report be submitted before the Tribunal for which the status report shall be submitted to the Tribunal.