Ranchi: The Eastern Zone National Green Tribunal (NGT) stool has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Palamu to conduct an investigation at the personal level of being illegal mining in Dhjwa Pahar (Hill) in the Kutmu Village area under the district block Pandu and submitted a report in two weeks.
The court quorum consisting of Justice B Amit Sthalekar and Saibal Dasgupta while directing DC to submit a report, all activities must be stopped immediately if the illegal mining report is found correctly in the investigation process.
The court in oral observations expressed a surprise that when this problem was known by the Circle Officer.
Why is there no action taken.
and forests in the region.
The villagers have been in Warpath, protesting stone mining in ecologically sensitive areas, which are illegally carried out on the plot where no mining rent is permitted.
The Petitioner, Anup Agarwal, said a mining rental, one Suraj Kumar in Khata no.
174 Plot Number 1046 measuring 5.08 hectares in Kutmu Village for Minor Minor (Batu).
“The plot is an agricultural land without knowledge In the end, villagers tried to stop mining activities on the hill by holding protests and appealing to administrative officials.
In the insistence of the villagers, Pandu Circle Officer conducted a physical verification of mining plots and issued a letter on December 4, 2021 asked him to stop all illegal mining activities on Khata No.
206, plot 1048 with a warning that no mining rental has been given to the plot.
The Petitioner residents said that CO letter did not make differences and mining continued to encourage villagers to approach NGT.
This kasing sounds online and is scheduled for the next hearing on March 11.
NGT issue notification to Palamu DC, look for illegal mining reports in 2 weeks
