Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana excessive court docket has directed the Punjab chief secretary to submit an affidavit relating to the cessation and stopping of all unlawful mining in river beds, significantly by means of mechanised mode in Punjab.
The central authorities has additionally been requested to acquire info/directions from the Military and BSF authorities as regards any safety risk alongside the worldwide border areas in Pathankot and Gurdaspur owing to unlawful mining and different considerations and grievances.
“Additional, in respect of environmental injury, if any, being brought on due to unlawful mining operations, realized counsel for the Union of India after acquiring requisite info/directions from the Union ministry of atmosphere, forest and local weather change; Nationwide Institute of Hydrology and Division of Water Sources, River Improvement and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India, would additionally submit a response,” noticed the HC whereas adjourning the matter for August 2.
The excessive court docket handed these orders after the authorities failed to tell the HC of the unlawful mining in riverbeds of Punjab, which is leading to critical environmental injury together with reducing the water desk and posing a critical risk to nationwide safety, has been stopped or not.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli handed these orders whereas listening to a petition filed by Gurbir Singh Pannu, who has been looking for instructions to make sure a mining public sale in a clear method. When the matter got here up for listening to earlier than the HC on Monday, the HC was knowledgeable that despite the orders being handed by this court docket, unlawful mining effectively past the prescribed limits is constant unabated in riverbeds. It was submitted that, particularly within the areas of Pathankot and Gurdaspur adjoining to the border of Pakistan, and proper throughout the river Ravi, the unlawful mining has resulted within the creation of gorges and ditches which significantly jeopardise the safety of the nation and actually has virtually grow to be an entry level for infiltrators and terrorists.
The excessive court docket was additionally knowledgeable that unlawful mining by means of JCB machines and a number of other heavy-duty extraction machines is constant in riverbeds unabated, even through the wet season and that that is unlawful inasmuch as the mandatory royalty can also be not being deposited. It was acknowledged that the mining is undertaken by means of heavy equipment and in a mechanized mode and state transportation can also be happening on heavy autos having a loading capability of greater than 30 tons that are as well as over-loaded.
The central authorities has additionally been requested to acquire info/directions from the Military and BSF authorities as regards any safety risk alongside the worldwide border areas in Pathankot and Gurdaspur owing to unlawful mining and different considerations and grievances.
“Additional, in respect of environmental injury, if any, being brought on due to unlawful mining operations, realized counsel for the Union of India after acquiring requisite info/directions from the Union ministry of atmosphere, forest and local weather change; Nationwide Institute of Hydrology and Division of Water Sources, River Improvement and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India, would additionally submit a response,” noticed the HC whereas adjourning the matter for August 2.
The excessive court docket handed these orders after the authorities failed to tell the HC of the unlawful mining in riverbeds of Punjab, which is leading to critical environmental injury together with reducing the water desk and posing a critical risk to nationwide safety, has been stopped or not.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli handed these orders whereas listening to a petition filed by Gurbir Singh Pannu, who has been looking for instructions to make sure a mining public sale in a clear method. When the matter got here up for listening to earlier than the HC on Monday, the HC was knowledgeable that despite the orders being handed by this court docket, unlawful mining effectively past the prescribed limits is constant unabated in riverbeds. It was submitted that, particularly within the areas of Pathankot and Gurdaspur adjoining to the border of Pakistan, and proper throughout the river Ravi, the unlawful mining has resulted within the creation of gorges and ditches which significantly jeopardise the safety of the nation and actually has virtually grow to be an entry level for infiltrators and terrorists.
The excessive court docket was additionally knowledgeable that unlawful mining by means of JCB machines and a number of other heavy-duty extraction machines is constant in riverbeds unabated, even through the wet season and that that is unlawful inasmuch as the mandatory royalty can also be not being deposited. It was acknowledged that the mining is undertaken by means of heavy equipment and in a mechanized mode and state transportation can also be happening on heavy autos having a loading capability of greater than 30 tons that are as well as over-loaded.