At present there is no State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA)/State Level Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) existing in Delhi, stated the report filed by the Department of Environment, Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD), April 30, 2025.

All cases related to environmental clearance are being dealt with by expert appraisal committee (EAC), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) as tenure of SEIAA/SEAC expired on September 5, 2024. Till September 5, 2024 no environmental clearance has been issued to any mining lease/mining property in Delhi. "There was no application pending before SEIAA/SEAC with regard to seeking environmental clearance of mining lease projects."

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The report was in compliance of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, January 16, 2025. The NGT had taken up suo moto cognizance of a Times of India article "How sand miners laid road across Yamuna between Delhi and Ghaziabad" dated November 30, 2024.