New Delhi: Observing that the total ban on legal sand mining caused a huge loss for the public, the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the Bihar government to carry out mining activities through Bihar State Mining Corporation.
The top yesterday said a balanced approach to sustainable development ensures environmental protection needs to be violated while dealing with sand mining problems.
The two judges headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao also directed that the preparation of the district survey report for mining purposes in Bihar in all districts must be done again.
“It is impossible in disputes that even though developmental activities are not stalled, environmental problems are also required to be addressed.
The balanced approach of sustainable development ensures environmental protection, needs to be implemented.” At the same time, it also cannot be ignored that when legal mining is banned, he raises the growth of illegal mining fungi, which results in clashes between sand mafia, criminalization and sometimes, losing human life, “said the bench consisting of Judge Sanjiv Khanna and Br gavai.
The Apex Court also said that it cannot be debated that sand is needed for the construction of public infrastructure projects and public and private construction activities.
Total prohibition on legal mining, in addition to creating illegal mining, it also causes a big loss for the public.
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NGT order has appeared on the request submitted by Bihar Resident Pawan Kumar and others seeking sand mining in accordance with the law and regulatory framework including various court decisions.
The APEX court said the design of the survey report must be prepared by the Sub-Division Committee consisting of sub-division judges, officers from the Department of Irrigation, the State Polution Control Board or Committee, Forestry Department, Geology Officers or Mining.
“The same will be prepared by making a location visit and also using modern technology.
The DSR draft will be prepared within 6 weeks from the date of this order.
After the DSR draft is prepared, the district judge is concerned.
The district will continue the same for examination and Evaluation by the State Expert Assessment Committee (SEAC), “Bench said.
DRAFT DSRS will be examined by Sea within six weeks and the report will be forwarded to Seiaa in the period mentioned above 6 weeks since its receipt, the apex court said.
“Seiaa will consider the approval grant against the DSR within 6 weeks since it received,” he said.
The upper court said that when preparing a survey report and its assessment by Seiaa and Seiaa, it must be ensured that strict compliance with procedures and parameters stipulated in the policy of January 2020 must be followed.
“Until further orders, we allow the state government to carry out mining activities through Bihar State Mining Corporation which can employ contractor services.
However, while doing so, the state government must ensure that all environmental problems are taken care of.
And there is no damage caused by the environment.
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SC allows sand mining in Bihar, said the ban caused a big loss for public stockpiling
