Nainital, April 4 -- The Uttarakhand High Court has taken serious note of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the use of heavy machinery for mining in the Suswa and other rivers flowing through the Doiwala region of Dehradun. A division bench comprising Chief Justice G Narender and Justice Alok Mehra has scheduled the next hearing for 15 April in this case and has meanwhile directed the officials to submit a plan for mining operations using government machinery.

During the hearing held today, Mining Secretary Brijesh Sant appeared via video conferencing, presenting the government's stance. He informed the court that discussions had taken place with relevant departments regarding the previous order, leading to proposed amendmen...