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Sand mining in Kane, Yamuna and Bangey

A joint committee was formed on March 18, 2020 to seek information and action-taken reports over sand mining in rivers Kane, Yamuna and Bangey in Uttar Pradesh's Banda district. The committee was represented by the UP state Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Central Pollution Control Board and UP's state pollution control board (UPPCB).

The committee was directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to look into sustainability of the area for the extent of mining that should be allowed or proposed in the process of granting environmental ...