Case Law Analysis
|National Green Tribunal
NGT Directs Joint Committee Probe | Illegal Sand Mining in Yamuna Violates SSMG-2016 & EMGSM-2020 : NGT
The National Green Tribunal has constituted a joint committee to investigate illegal sand mining in the Yamuna riverbed, citing violations of the Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines 2016 and Enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining 2020. The Tribunal ordered environmental compensation assessment and strict compliance with statutory guidelines, setting a precedent for regulatory enforcement in riverbed mining cases.