News:2023-07-20/Infrastructure/jalpaiguri-halts-riverbed-sand-and-stone-quarrying-in-the-dooars-under-a-monsoon-ban-by-the-green-tribunal

NewsInfrastructure20 July 2023

Jalpaiguri halts riverbed sand and stone quarrying in the Dooars under a monsoon ban by the Green Tribunal

After the Green Tribunal again banned quarrying of sand and stone from the rivers of the Dooars for the monsoon, the Jalpaiguri district administration halted extraction from all riverbed quarries, the Millennium Post reported. District Magistrate Moumita Godara said all 80 legal leases in the district were closed and that lifting from stockpiles remained allowed. The paper named the Liz, Ghis, Chel, Newra, Mal, Jaldhaka, Teesta and Jalpesh as rivers quarried for sand.

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PlaceJalpaiguriWest BengalIndia

Growing regionThe Dooars

Growing areaJalpaiguri Dooars

AgencyNational Green Tribunal; Jalpaiguri district administration

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2023-07-20 Infrastructure Jalpaiguri halts riverbed sand and stone quarrying in the Dooars under a monsoon ban by the Green Tribunal After the Green Tribunal again banned quarrying of sand and stone from the rivers of the Dooars for the monsoon, the Jalpaiguri district administration halted extraction from all riverbed quarries, the Millennium Post reported. District Magistrate Moumita Godara said all 80 legal leases in the district were closed and that lifting from stockpiles remained allowed. The paper named the Liz, Ghis, Chel, Newra, Mal, Jaldhaka, Teesta and Jalpesh as rivers quarried for sand. https://www.millenniumpost.in/bengal/jalpaiguri-bans-riverbed-sand-stone-quarrying-526318 India West Bengal Jalpaiguri The Dooars Jalpaiguri Dooars National Green Tribunal; Jalpaiguri district administration