New Delhi, April 11 -- Stone mafia in Palamu, Jharkhand operating with impunity The eastern bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the concerned authorities April 7, 2025 to file their reply on allegations of illegal stone mining in Palamu district, Jharkhand.

Notices were directed to be issued to the Department of Forest, Environment & Climate Change, Government of Jharkhand; District Magistrate & Collector, Palamu; Divisional Forest Officer, Medinirai; District Mining Officer, Palamu district and Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board.

All the respondents have been directed to file their counter affidavits with regard to the allegations of illegal mining as published in the news daily Times of India on March 24, 2025. ...