Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding removal of sand and muram from the Applicant's land which amounted to mining, 30/09/2014
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Laljee Khangar Vs MP State-level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (MPSEIAA) & Others dated 30/09/2014. The grievance of the Applicant is that the Applicant is the land holder of Khasra No. 614 measuring 1.113 hectare in Village Barua, Tehsil Gaurihar, District Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh and as a result of flooding of river Ken huge amount of sand and muram got deposited on his agriculture field. With a view to cultivate the said land, he intended to remove the aforesaid deposit of sand and muram which would amount to mining operation and as such requiring the grant of EC from SEIAA.