Dehradun, May 23 -- The Uttarakhand high court on Thursday directed the state government to identify separate zones for the operation of stone crushers in the state within six weeks. While earing a petition filed by Mahendra Singh, and two others from Fatehpur Tanda area in Dehradun district, the division bench of justice Manoj Tiwari and justice Ashish Naithani directed the state government to identify separate zones for the operation of stone crushers in the state within six weeks. The government was also told to issue any fresh licenses for their operation till then. Dushyant Mainali, counsel of the petitioners, said the houses and agricultural land of the petitioners are situated in the close vicinity of a stone crusher site which is being run in violation of laws, causing environmental pollution and adverse effects on agricultural productivity and health of the petitioners and other residents of the locality. The petition has pointed out that "Fatehpur Tanda, Doiwala, Dehradun is a lush green village having agricultural fields and residential areas, colonies and the petitioners are the residents of this rural area but due to the permission having been granted to operate and run the stone crusher, in utter violation of the laws, rules and regulations as well as guidelines issued by the central government. HTC...