Guarantee mining doesn’t injury atmosphere: HC
Chandigarh, January 11
The Punjab and Haryana Excessive Courtroom has requested the state of Punjab to strictly be sure that the sand mining exercise undertaken by it doesn’t injury the atmosphere or the rivers “in query”. The state has additionally been directed to take all steps to guard the groundwater and the atmosphere. Instructions have additionally been issued to the state to undertake “rehabilitation measures”.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli additionally directed the state and the State-Stage Surroundings Impression Evaluation Authority (SEIAA) to furnish stories on the way of commencing and enterprise the sand mining actions at Pathankot, Ropar and Fazilka.
The Bench additionally fastened the matter for January 23 for additional listening to. It would now be heard together with a petition already filed in public curiosity within the matter.