The Supreme Court on Friday issued a series of stringent directions to curb rampant illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary region, pulling up the States of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh for their continued inaction. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, hearing a suo motu matter, observed that the … Continue reading Supreme Court Cracks Down on Illegal Sand Mining in Chambal Sanctuary; Warns of Ban, Paramilitary Deployment if States Fail