New Delhi/Shimla, July 13 -- The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) to submit a detailed report on the origin of stones supplied to stone crushers operating across the state.
The directive came during the hearing of a suo motu case initiated based on a newspaper report titled "Mining Mafia Has Hollowed Out Infrastructure" published in Divya Himachal on May 13, 2024.
The matter was taken up on July 1, 2025, where the NGT expressed concern over the growing allegations of indiscriminate mining activities under the guise of infrastructure development.
The Tribunal noted that while several stone crushers are functioning in Himachal Pradesh, a significan...