Central zone bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered closing of mining leases of 18 mines in Betul district approved by the district-level environmental committee on grounds that they were not approved by a competent authority.
Hearing the petition filed by Bhupendra Gupta, NGT bench comprising Justice Dalip Singh and expert member PS Rao has urged collector of Betul to direct mining-lease holders to stop operations with immediate effect. Six out of the 18 mines are currently operational.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/green-panel-orders-closure-18-mining-leases-betul
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-bhopal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/betul-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/state-environment-impact-assessment-authority-seiaa
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment
