Udalguri, Jan. 31 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata, has imposed an immediate suspension on all mining activities in Assam's Udalguri district, citing the absence of a mandatory District Survey Report (DSR) for the area.

The order, passed on January 17, comes after environmental concerns were raised regarding the lack of proper assessment of the environmental impact of mining operations in the region.

The case, filed before the NGT, pointed to violations of earlier directives issued in Original Application No. 86/2024/EZ, in which the tribunal had stressed the necessity of a DSR for the mining of minor minerals.

The Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) had also laid down clear gu...