India, April 4 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in Supreme Court, high courts & National Green Tribunal

Illegal river sand mining in Goa

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), taking suo motu cognisance on the basis of a news item on illegal sand mining in Goa, directed notices to be issued to the authorities. The Goa State Pollution Control Board, Central Pollution Control Board, Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, through regional officer (SZ), Goa and collector and district magistrate, South Goa were directed to file their reply a week before the date of hearing, July 5, 2024.

Further, the principal bench of NGT directed the matter to be transferred to the Western Zonal Bench, Pune.

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