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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.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mahesh Chandulal Solanki Anr. Vs Union of India Ors. regarding
Environmental Clearance (EC) granted by the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority of Gujarat State vide Order No. SEIAA/ GUJ/ EC/3(a)/122/2011 dated 23.6.2011 permitting Jindal Saw Limited,, the Respondent No.5, for expansion of “Smaller Diameter Ductile Iron Pipe” Plant upon land bearing Survey Nos. 334/1,335,336/2 & 336/3, of Village Samaghogha,
Taluka: Mundra, District: Kutch dated 18/07/2013.