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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Ban On Sand Mining Along River Ganga
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
QUESTION NO 1572
ANSWERED ON 16.08.2011
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to satate :- (a) whether Government had written to the States to put blanket ban on sand mining across India especially along the holy river Ganga; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government has received any reply from the States; and (d) the steps being taken by Government to stop the sand mining along the holy river Ganga?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN) (a)&(b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests has not put any ban on sand mining across India; however, mining of minerals including sand mining projects having lease area of 5 ha and above require prior environmental clearance under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. With specific reference to illegal river bed sand mining taking place along the Ganga river in Uttarakhand, particularly around Haridwar, the Ministry of Environment and Forests had written to the State Government of Uttarakhand to stop illegal river bed sand mining. (c) The Ministry of Environment and Forests has not received any response from the Government of Uttarakhand in this regard. (d) The non compliance of EIA Notification, 2006 would attract action under the penal provision of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Twitter Link To This Post Facebook Link To This Post
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS be pleased to satate :- (a) whether Government had written to the States to put blanket ban on sand mining across India especially along the holy river Ganga; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government has received any reply from the States; and (d) the steps being taken by Government to stop the sand mining along the holy river Ganga?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN) (a)&(b) The Ministry of Environment and Forests has not put any ban on sand mining across India; however, mining of minerals including sand mining projects having lease area of 5 ha and above require prior environmental clearance under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006 issued under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. With specific reference to illegal river bed sand mining taking place along the Ganga river in Uttarakhand, particularly around Haridwar, the Ministry of Environment and Forests had written to the State Government of Uttarakhand to stop illegal river bed sand mining. (c) The Ministry of Environment and Forests has not received any response from the Government of Uttarakhand in this regard. (d) The non compliance of EIA Notification, 2006 would attract action under the penal provision of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Twitter Link To This Post Facebook Link To This Post
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