Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in Tamia, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, 09/01/2024
Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining in Tamia, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The application was registered suo-moto on the basis of a news item published in Patrika, December 18, 2023.
The report stated that illegal mining is threatening the river and rivulets of the area and water level of the rivers is going down. The news item also disclosed about the seizure of three tractors loaded with the sand 24 km away from Tamia and alleges that though openly illegal sand mining is going on but no action is being taken.
The court directed notice to be issued to Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhopal and Collector and District Magistrate, Chhindwara. MPPCB and Collector and District Magistrate, Chhindwara has been directed to ascertain the factual position on the spot and file their response before the Central Zone Bench, Bhopal.