The National Green Tribunal constituted a Joint Committee comprising Haryana Pollution Control Board (PCB) , District Magistrate, Sonipat and Director, Mines and Minerals who shall visit the site, collect relevant information and submit a factual as well as action taken, if any, report within two months regarding illegal mining in Yamuna river bank at Village Jainpur, District Sonipat.
The Bench of Justice Sudhir Agarwal, Dr.A. Senthil Vel an application registered under Section 14 and 15 of National Green Tribunal Act, 2010on a letter petition dated 04.04.2023 sent by one Ravinder Kumar. The complaint is that on company is engaged in illegal mining in Yamuna river bank at Village Jainpur, District Sonipat by using heavy machinery and transporting illegally mined mineral by trucks and tractors which are also heavily overloaded causing damage to the road and by means of illegal mining, the proponent is causing huge damage to the environment.
In view of the NGT , the allegations made in the complaint give rise to a substantial question relating to the environment due to implementation of Scheduled Enactment under NGT Act, 2010 has arisen.
“However, before taking any further action in the matter we find it appropriate to obtain a factual report for the purpose whereof we constitute a Joint Committee comprising State PCB, District Magistrate, Sonipat and Director, Mines and Minerals who shall visit the site, collect relevant information and submit a factual as well as action taken, if any, report within two months …..”, the order reads.
The NGT has listed the matter on 03.08.2023 for further hearing.
National Green Tribunal constitutes committee on illegal mining at Yamuna river bank, seeks report in two months
