India, July 12 -- Tribunal seeks independent verification over disputed mining lease distance certificates near Sariska reserve.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered an independent inquiry and fresh measurement of the distance between mining leases near Rajasthan's Sariska Tiger Reserve and the protected area after allegations that the leases were revived on the basis of an allegedly altered distance certificate, permitting mining operations without mandatory clearance from the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL).
In an order passed on 1 July, the Central Zone Bench of the NGT, comprising Judicial Member Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Expert Member Sudhir Kumar Chaturvedi, held that the application raises a substantial environmental...