Chennai: Government officials colluded with miners and allow mining and above the allowable limits, said Madras High Court, warned of strong actions against the government if they failed to examine illegal mining throughout the country.
The first bench was the chairman of Judge Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy made observations on Thursday, hearing the public interest petitions transferred by O Udayakumar to seek direct actions against illegal rock excavations in the suburbs on the outskirts of the city on the outskirts of the city.
According to the applicant, excavation work is carried out in the Round-Theclock area without the following norms and violates the conditions imposed to provide a mining license.
Because mining indiscriminately, an ancient temple and other buildings in the area have been damaged besides greatly affect the health of the population in the region, he said.
“The excavation site contains more loose land.
The rocks that might collapse can cause landslides.
The same thing can lead to accidents and cause human causality.
There are no precise security and security steps followed on the mining site,” he thought.
Further applicants show that the closest mine license has been canceled and the excavation work has been banned.
Closing action was taken only after the high court intervention in several petitions.
However, one particular contractor – Narayana Mines – itself is still allowed to continue excavation, he said.
“The mine site is located in 300 m human residence and 500 m from national and state highways.
Thireunermalai Town Panchayat is also located in Chennai City.
The population in and around the city is increasing rapidly because of the construction of multi-floor housing apartments,” he added.
On June 21, hearing a similar petition, the bench asked the Tamil Nadu government to fall a lot to those who exploited the wealth of state minerals that violated the rental conditions and by illegal excavation.
“The state must immediately attend this Malaise and deal with the perpetrators in the appropriate way,” said the court.
Additional strength of illegal excavation or face, HC warns the government
