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High Court orders closure of mines in Udaipur district
Jodhpur, Sept 05: The Rajasthan High Court has ordered the closure of more than 250 mines in Rishabhdeo area of Rajasthan`s Udaipur district as they were found to be polluting the environment and water.
Jodhpur, Sept 05: The Rajasthan High Court has ordered
the closure of more than 250 mines in Rishabhdeo area of
Rajasthan's Udaipur district as they were found to be
polluting the environment and water.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Anil Dev Singh
and Justice K K Acharya ordered the closure yesterday after
considering the report of an inquiry committee which found
that 205 marble mines and 58 soft-stone mines were operating
in the area without permission of the State Pollution Control
Board.
The two-member committee of advocates, constituted by the
court earlier, following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL),
reported that mining of hills was polluting environment and
waste water coming out of marble cutting units was polluting
nearby water sources. Agriculture was also being hit and
people living in the area were suffering from skin diseases,
they said.
Ordering a stay on the mining operations, the court fixed
next hearing in the case for October 8 to consider impact of
closure of mines on employment and rehabilitation of
labourers.
The court had taken up the PIL following a letter written by one Raman Lal, a resident of Masaro Ki Obari near Rishabhde town, complaining of pollution due to mining activities in the area. Bureau Report
The court had taken up the PIL following a letter written by one Raman Lal, a resident of Masaro Ki Obari near Rishabhde town, complaining of pollution due to mining activities in the area. Bureau Report