India, Feb. 27 -- NGT directs MoEF&CC and CPCB to issue norms for mining of soil by brick kilns The National Green Tribunal (NGT), February 25, 2025, directed the district magistrate and the superintendent of police, Bijnor, along with the regional officer of the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, Bijnor, to ensure that no brick kiln operates without complying with environmental norms and obtaining consent to operate (CTO).

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) was directed to issue an office memorandum clarifying the legal position regarding the requirement for environmental clearance for soil mining by brick kilns for brick-making. It must also clarify the applicability of the provisions of the Envi...