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The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an NGT decision quashing an e-auction notice of UP government for sand mining and said there should be "zero tolerance" for such unregulated activities as it disrupted "riverine ecosystems".

- Press Trust of India

NEW DELHI:

The top court further directed that before granting an environmental clearance for sand mining, preparation of a district survey report was mandatory.

A bench comprising justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra dismissed the appeals of the state government and others challenging the NGT's decision to quash an e-auction notice for sand mining issued on February 13, 2023.

The bench upheld the requirement for a valid DSR as a precondition for initiating any sand mining activity.