ROHTAK, Aug. 14 -- The Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) has distanced itself from allegations of fake e-Ravana permits being used to facilitate illegal mining for boulders, gravel and sand in Bilaspur block, telling the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that verification of the permits and any alleged misuse of the e-Ravana portal falls exclusively within the jurisdiction of the state's mines and geology department.

The board's regional officer Virender Punia made the submission in its reply filed before the NGT on August 12 in a case concerning illegal mining operations at the Dhanaura mining block in Yamunanagar district. The reply comes after the NGT recorded that the applicant had been allegedly mining without a valid consen...