Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Beniwal Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 20/10/2020. The matter relates to illegal sand mining in district Harda, Madhya Pradesh.
The NGT directs constitution of a Joint Committee consisting of:
(i) District Mining Officer, District Harda
(ii) Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB)
The Committee has to visit the place and submit a factual and action taken report within a period of six weeks. The MPPCB would be nodal agency for coordination and logistics support.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/order-national-green-tribunal-regarding-illegal-sand-mining-harda-madhya-pradesh-20102020
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/sand-mining-Harda-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/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/court
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/harda-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0