A judiciary told that since the Center has announced that the real coal mining work in the auction of coal mines will begin in at least one year, we will provide judgment before starting of mining".
New Delhi (Natural Energy News): The Center on Monday accused the Jharkhand government of using the environment as an attempt to stop the auction of 41 coal mines, nine of which are located in the tribal state, for commercial exploitation and assured the Supreme Court that Degradation is not an environmentally sensitive area.
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A judiciary of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramaniam told Attorney General KK Venugopal that since the Center has announced that the real coal mining work in the auction of coal mines will begin in at least one year, we will provide judgment before starting of mining". However, it reiterated its earlier order that no tree should be pruned before the SC gives a verdict on the suit filed by the Jharkhand government.
The judiciary also handed out a notice to the Center in a separate petition, querying the mining auction referring the Center's own policy of proclaiming eco-sensitive zones and no-go zones in the forests. However, the judiciary explained to the petitioner's counsel Prashant Bhushan that the petition could be heard separately.
Appealing to the government of Jharkhand, senior advocate Fali S. Nariman said that in the meantime the court would have to constitute an expert body consisting of independent experts and environmentalists to verify that the mines were located in environmentally sensitive areas Including elephant corridors. Venugopal said that the Jharkhand government was involved in kite flying as the mines were located outside the eco-sensitive zone and there was no obstruction of any elephant corridor.
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Jharkhand's Additional Advocate General Tapesh K Singh told the court that the January 8 order did not direct the lease holders of the mine to compulsorily implement the abandoned mines. The CJI, who is the author of the decision, took Singh's allegations seriously and asked the AG to respond.
Soon after the January 8 order, the Union Environment Ministry gave the green signal to mining projects, among others, to essentially re-erect mining areas. Mining companies will have to re-uproot areas suitable for mining after the completion of mining activities, as the mining activity is complete.
Expressing concern about grazing land on January 8, the CJI said, "The only solution can be to re-weed such mined areas. It is not in dispute that re-weeding in this country Technology is available. Because of this, the area where mining has been done should not be restored, so that trees including grass and other vegetation can be developed in the mining area for the benefit of animals. "
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