National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources (NCPNR), which is spearheading a campaign against illegal mining in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, on Thursday urged all stakeholders to work for the effective implementation of a recent Supreme Court order.

Addressing presspersons here, NCPNR president S.R. Hiremath said that the stakeholders, including government officials and regulatory bodies such as the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), petitioners, monitoring committee and the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), have to take the initiative in forcing mining lease holders to do legal and responsible mining.