HC issues notice to Punjab on illegal mining

The appellant had filed a notice stating that illegal mining was being allowed at some locations at Ropar despite court directions against it. He had himself stopped operations after being issued directions that mining be stopped,pending environmental clearance.

However,the government had allowed illegal mining to be continued there,permitting the stone crushers to continue with the units by putting a partial ‘royalty’. Presently,the stone crushers are running the units by getting the raw material of sand and bajari from Ropar and are lifting the raw materials from nadi or khad despite the fact that mining has been stopped by the court. There is sufficient proof regarding this,including photographs showing illegal mining.