Guwahati: The Gahati High Court has asked the central government to clean up its attitude to why there are no steps taken to implement the Biodiversity Law, 2002.
The chairman of Judges Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Soumitra Saikia made observations while dealing with the petition batch submitted Illegal coal mining in the Salki region Wildlife Dehing Patkai after the Assistant Lawyer General of India (Asigi) was submitted before the court that he had not received the answer / instruction from the center of the problem.
“This problem is related to the use of sustainable biological resources in this country.
The Law of Biological Diversity, 2002, relating to the conservation of biodiversity, the use of its sustainable components and a fair and fair benefit sharing arising from the use of biological resources.
Part 36 From the law, therefore, the mandate that the central government will develop national strategies, plans, and programs for conservation and promotion of sustainable biodiversity use and, in this case, will coordinate with the state government, “said the court.
Furthermore, “Although almost a year has passed since we made our request asking AGGI to notify this court about the steps taken by the central government under section 36 of the biodiversity law, this Court has not been successful, also not yet a statement It has been written in this case by the central government In front of the court that the report is currently under the active consideration of the highest authority of the state government.
“Meanwhile, the court also directed the state government to submit a written statement within three weeks on whether these areas have biodiversity.
In the state have been identified and information is forwarded to the central government of wildlife for 16 years since 2003.
The ministry has stated, “Various discussions and field observations show that there is a slightly illegal coal mining by various groups and individuals mined and transported outside.”
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