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The issue relating to environmental degradation arising out of sand mining was raised before the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, New Delhi on 5th August, 2013 by the National Green Tribunal Bar Association. The Applicants, inter alia, contended that the large scale illegal and impermissible mining activity going on, on the bank of the Yamuna, Ganga, Chambal , Gaumti and Revati rivers amongst othersis causing serious threat to the flow of the river , forests upon the bank of the rivers and most seriously to the environment of these areas.

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Application of the National Green Tribunal Bar Association on rampant illegal sand mining in the Yamuna riverbed, without prior Environment Clearance, August 2013.

See Also: Order of the National Green Tribunal on mining activity on the banks of rivers dated 05/08/2013

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has restrained any person, company, authority to carry out any mining activity or removal of sand, from river beds anywhere in the country without obtaining Environmental Clearance. Read full text of the order.dated 5 August 2013.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. P.C. Prasad & Ors. Vs. Govt. Of NCT of Delhi & Ors dated 02/08/2013 regarding cutting down of trees for the Elevated Road project.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Lilason Breweries Ltd. Bhopal Vs. MP State Bio Diversity Board dated 02/08/2013 regarding benefit sharing in Biological Diversity Fund of the Madhya Pradesh Bio Diversity Board.