Police, Mining Authorities Bound to Register FIRs for Theft of State-Owned Minerals, Says NGT

Police, mining authorities bound to register FIRs for theft of state-owned minerals, says NGT

The NGT ruled that police and mining authorities must register FIRs for theft of state-owned minerals, saying payment of penalties does not bar criminal prosecution.

NGT directs Odisha to make FIRs mandatory in all illegal sand mining cases

Bhubaneswar, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Taking serious note of unchecked minor mineral theft, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday issued stringent directives to the Odisha government to enforce mandatory vehicle surveillance, top-level administrative review and... - Social News XYZ

Illegal sand mining: NGT directs CS to review measures every quarter - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata, has directed the Odisha Chief Secretary to personally review the implementation of measures to curb illegal sand mining across the state at least once every quarter, while ordering a series of stringent steps to strengthen monitoring and enforcement against mineral mafias. Disposing of original application […]