Jammu, June 6 -- Forum alleges failure of monitoring mechanisms, seeks strict enforcement of environmental laws
Jammu Tawi, June 6: The Environment Awareness Forum (EAF) has appealed to senior National Conference leader and president of the party, Farooq Abdullah, to impress upon the Jammu and Kashmir administration the need for strict regulation and monitoring of minor mineral extraction across the Union Territory in accordance with environmental and legal norms.
EAF President Bhushan Parimoo apprised Dr Farooq in detail over phone about the grave concern over the alleged unregulated extraction of minor minerals, including sand, bajri and boulders, from riverbeds and other ecologically sensitive areas. He said such activities were causin...