Today, On 13th November, The Supreme Court has directed Jharkhand to notify 126 compartments as the Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary and prohibited any mining activity within a one-kilometre radius of its boundary.
New Delhi: Today, 19th March, The Supreme Court has instructed the Rajasthan government to appoint a nodal officer in Alwar district to handle complaints regarding illegal mining near the Sariska Tiger Reserve. A bench comprising Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih issued this directive while hearing petitions that claimed illegal mining was still happening within one kilometer of the tiger reserve, despite the apex court’s ban on such activities.
