https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274254 Minor mineral mining, including riverbed sand extraction, must be regulated under sustainable development and ecological protection principles, because even leases below five hectares can have significant cumulative environmental impacts on rivers, biodiversity, groundwater and riparian ecology. The regulatory framework under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 requires proper mine planning, cluster-based management, reclamation, rehabilitation, depth restrictions and river-stretch-wise control. States and Union Territories were directed to implement the expert recommendations and model guidelines, and leases or renewals for areas below five hectares were to be granted only after environmental clearance from the MoEF. en-us Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 03 Aug 2018 13:06:50 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274254 Minor mineral mining, including riverbed sand extraction, must be regulated under sustainable development and ecological protection principles, because even leases below five hectares can have significant cumulative environmental impacts on rivers, biodiversity, groundwater and riparian ecology. The regulatory framework under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 requires proper mine planning, cluster-based management, reclamation, rehabilitation, depth restrictions and river-stretch-wise control. States and Union Territories were directed to implement the expert recommendations and model guidelines, and leases or renewals for areas below five hectares were to be granted only after environmental clearance from the MoEF. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274254