"No illegal and unauthorised mining would be permitted anywhere on the river bank of Yamuna and its surrounding areas without proper compliance, proper permissions and particular environmental clearance in terms of the judgment of the Supreme Court...And judgement of the Tribunal," a bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swantanter Kumar said.
Noting that 80 per cent of the material dredged by contractors in Yamuna was sand and cannot be termed as 'de- silting activity', the green panel constituted a committee consisting of a senior officer from the Mining Department, concerned municipal Corporation, DPCC, MoEF and Delhi Jal Board.
The bench said that the committee would consider the analysis report of dredged material and the entire contract and submit their recommendations to the Delhi government which will then pass appropriate orders.
"The Committee shall take into consideration all the environmental and ecological aspects and also ensure that in the name of de-silting sand mining is not permitted and the contractor pays appropriate royalty in accordance with law," the bench said.
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During the hearing, the all the authorities assured the bench that they would not permit any illegal and unauthorised mining on Yamuna.
The tribunal had last year directed Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take samples of the dredged material and report to the tribunal.