New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has impleaded senior administrative and police officials from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as respondents in a suo motu case concerning alleged illegal sand mining and the construction of a road across the Yamuna between Delhi and Ghaziabad.

The NGT directed the District Magistrates and senior police officials of Baghpat, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad and Delhi to file their responses at least one day before the next hearing.

The directions were issued after the green tribunal said the matter required further hearing on several aspects that had not been adequately addressed during earlier arguments.

The case relates to a news report titled "How Sand Miners Laid Road Across Yamuna Betwee...