Srinagar, April 7 -- BySyed Sammar Mehdi

Srinagar- A team appointed by the National Green Tribunal on Tuesday inspected sites in Pulwama and Budgam districts where residents have alleged large-scale illegal earth mining.

The joint team included senior officials from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Central Pollution Control Board. They were accompanied by the deputy commissioners of Pulwama and Budgam.

The officials visited Zadoora village in Pulwama and Rangeen Kultreh and nearby areas in Chadoora, Budgam. The visit follows an order issued by the tribunal in February after a petition filed by environmental activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat.

At the sites, the team met orchard owners and residents who said minin...