# SC panel pulls up Assam government over mining near Kaziranga 2026-08-23T06:16:02+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets A Supreme Court-constituted Central Empowered Committee has taken exception to the Assam government's inaction on mining near Kaziranga National Park. In a letter to the state Chief Secretary, the CEC said mining has continued on the Karbi Anglong hills despite the apex court's 2019 order stopping all such activity. The panel noted the issue has not been addressed with the seriousness it deserves and warned that violations would be brought to the court's notice. The CEC also flagged that after six years, catchment areas of rivers flowing into Kaziranga have not been identified and nine animal corridors remain un-notified. It said the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council appears oblivious to notifications and has no wildlife management plan. The Assam Tribune and The Hindu report that the development follows a June 15 RTI filed by environmental activist Rohit Choudhury, seeking compliance details on the CEC's May 2025 directions. The CEC's July 17 response said the ordered watershed analysis report was not received. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both sources report the same facts: the CEC has pulled up the Assam government for failing to act on mining and corridor notification near Kaziranga. The Assam Tribune leads with the context of the state planning to reduce the ESZ, framing the CEC letter as a check on that move. The Hindu adds the RTI angle and names the activist, emphasising procedural non-compliance and a missed October 2025 deadline. Neither source carries a government response, leaving the official account absent. The measured takeaway is that the CEC has now publicly escalated, giving the Chief Secretary a clear choice to comply or face court action. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - assamtribune.com (neutral report) Straight reporting of CEC letter, no government response sought or included - thehindu.com (neutral report) Adds RTI detail and activist name, otherwise neutral wire-style reporting This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-23T08:50:06+00:00. Tags: Assam, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, Kaziranga National Park, Supreme Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sc-panel-seeks-urgent-action-on-mining-near-kaziranga/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sc-panel-seeks-urgent-action-on-mining-near-kaziranga/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/