Guwahati, May 24 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed a Joint Committee to submit its fact-finding report within one month concerning allegations of illegal mining at Bheluguri Gaon in Assam's Hojai district.

The order, issued on May 21, 2025, by the Eastern Zone Bench of NGT comes after a letter petition from Lakhya Jyoti Medhi, president of Sanatan Jagrato Senani, Assam, brought the matter to the Tribunal's attention.

The NGT, comprising Judicial Member Sudhir Agarwal and Expert Member Arun Kumar Verma, which took cognizance of the complaint on April 17, 2025, had previously constituted a Fact-Finding Committee on April 17, 2025.

This committee, comprising the District Magistrate & Collector of Hojai, a Senior Scientist ...