Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News item titled "Baghpat News Katha mei mitti khanan ko lekar hungama" appearing in Amar Ujala dated 15.02.2024 dated 02/04/2024.

The news item related to illegal soil mining in Katha village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. As per the news item, soil mining by using JCB and trucks at villages Katha and Mavikala is in progress and the villagers are agitating against the same. It also said that in the Badaut area, officers had conducted raids on receipt of information about illegal soil mining.

The NGT directed the Regional Officer, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Lucknow to ascertain the truthfulness of the facts which are disclosed in the news item and also find out, if any, illegal mining of soil is in progress or has been done at Village Katha and Mavikala and submit the report before the Registrar General of the Tribunal within two months.