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NGT Forms Panel to Investigate Illegal Sand Mining in Rushikulya

CUTTACK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a joint investigation into claims of illegal sand mining and environmental violations at a sand quarry along the Rushikulya River in Ganjam district, directing key state authorities and regulatory bodies to respond. The NGT’s east zone bench issued the order during a hearing on a petition submitted by Tuna Das and Rajani Kanta Padhy on May 26, which highlighted significant irregularities in mining activities at the Bhimpur sand bed covering 10.425 acres in Purushottampur tehsil. The decision was published online on Monday. The petitioners requested the cancellation of environmental clearances and operating…

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NGT Forms Panel to Investigate Illegal Brick Kilns in Balasore

CUTTACK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has mandated a joint investigation into reports of illegal brick kiln activities and unauthorized clay mining in the Balasore district. A multi-agency panel will be tasked with verifying the claims and suggesting corrective actions. This decision was made during NGT’s east zone hearing of a petition by Rajanikanta Jena, a resident of Ambakuduchi in the Basta tehsil. In the petition, Jena claimed that the illegal clay extraction for the kiln was resulting in environmental pollution, negatively impacting the health and daily lives of local residents. He sought the demolition of the kiln, confiscation of…

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NGT Launches Probe into Illegal Sand Mining in Dhenkanal

CUTTACK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has mandated an investigation into alleged illegal sand mining at a quarry located along the Brahmani River in Dhenkanal district. This directive arose during a Friday hearing regarding a petition from a Talcher-based NGO, alleging that 11.80 acres of sand was being mined illegally at Gunadei village under Odapada tehsil, in violation of various environmental regulations. The petitioners’ legal representatives, Sankar Prasad Pani and Ashutosh Padhy (participating virtually), asserted the project was breaching the Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines, 2016, established by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. The NGT’s east…