Srinagar, Oct 30, Oct. 31 -- The Environmental Policy Group (EPG) has welcomed the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court's intervention in matters concerning the conservation of the Jhelum, saying judicial oversight is crucial to ensuring accountability over mining, sewage treatment and river embankments. In a statement issued on Friday, EPG Convenor Faiz Bakshi welcomed the October 29 order passed in Public Interest Litigation (PIL) No. 8/2017, under which the court granted the respondents three days to submit a factual statement on key issues raised during the proceedings.The Group also appreciated the submissions made by Amicus Curiae Nadeem Qadiri, who highlighted three major concerns: the extent of legal and illegal mining along th...