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NGT Adds Seven Senior Officials to Yamuna Sand Mining Case
The National Green Tribunal has added seven senior district and police officials as respondents in a case concerning sand mining near the Yamuna. The tribunal passed the order on August 11 in…
The Story in Brief
The National Green Tribunal has added seven senior district and police officials as respondents in a case concerning sand mining near the Yamuna. The tribunal passed the order on August 11 in a suo motu matter begun in November 2024 after media reports.
The commissioners of police of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Gautam Buddh Nagar, the senior superintendent of police in Baghpat, and the district magistrates of Outer North Delhi, Gautam Buddh Nagar and Baghpat must file responses before the next hearing on September 15. The NGT will examine inter-state mining, joint patrolling, police action and the functioning of an Uttar Pradesh task force.
The Indian Opinion
Claims that adding officials proves illegal mining occurred, or that it is merely procedural, both go beyond the order. The tribunal has asked for specific records on patrols, police action, task-force meetings and inter-state mining. Those documents should show whether enforcement failed and whether the proposed task force worked. The September 15 hearing is the next concrete test.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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