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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding sand mining in Damodar river, West Bengal, 11/09/2017 [1]

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Krishna Roy Choudhury Vs The Secretary, Irrigation & Waterways Department of Government of West Bengal & Others dated 11/09/2017 regarding sand mining in Damodar river.

NGT directs the Irrigation & Waterways Deptt. Govt. of West Bengal to consider the Hydro Geological Study Report (prepared by Kalyani Laboratories Private Ltd. subject to its verification and if the Laboratory is a recognised one) containing recommendation that the area in question in the Damodar river sand bed is fit for sustainable sand mining.

Judgement Date: 
Monday, September 11, 2017
Tags:
Damodar [2], Mining [3], Sand [4], National Green Tribunal (NGT) [5], Court [6], West Bengal [7], Rivers [8], Hydrology [9]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/court
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology