Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Readiness for Empowerment through Legitimate Action (RELA) & Others Vs State of Andhra Pradesh & Others dated 24/08/2020. The issue for consideration was whether what was termed as ‘dredging’in Godavari -Krishna river beds and its tributaries in the State of Telangana by the state authorities was illegal mining, as alleged by the applicant.
A report filed by the CPCB on July 20, 2020 sought further time for submitting a report, which has been acceeded by the NGT. The NGT directed that the report be submitted before December 9, 2020.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-national-green-tribunal-regarding-sand-mining-godavari-krishna-river-beds-andhra
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/sand-mining-Krishna-river-NGT-order.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/krishna
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/godavari
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dredging
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/court
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/central-pollution-control-board-cpcb