NGT | Strict Actions against illegal beach sand mining and shrimp farming
National Green Tribunal, New Delhi (NGT):The Coram of Justice K. Ramakrishnan (Judicial Member) and Dr Satyagopal Korlapati (Expert Member) directed
Sand mining
SC allows sand mining in Bihar; says total ban gives rise to illegal mining; causes huge loss to public exchequer
“When legal mining is banned, it gives rise to mushroom growth of illegal mining, resulting into clashes between sand mafias, criminalization and at times, loss of human lives.”
Dishonest removal of sand from river different from illegal sand mining
Supreme Court: Taking judicial notice of the fact that over the years, rivers in India have been affected by the alarming rate