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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dredging of sand, Heera Court Lake, Alibagh, District Raigad, Maharashtra, 06/03/2019

  • 06/03/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nadeem Dawood Tolkar & Others Vs State of Maharashtra dated 06/03/2019. This application seeks stopping of dredging of sand with the help of mechanized process and dumping of solid waste in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notified area, near Heera Court Lake, Alibagh, District Raigad, Maharashtra. NGT while disposing of the application said the issue of dredging work for navigational waterways and illegal sand mining or whether dumping of solid waste in CRZ area is taking place is a matter which can be looked into by the Collector of the Raigad District and the Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Region, Navi Mumbai.