Madurai, November 29: The Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Wednesday ordered closure of all sand quarries in Tamil Nadu within the next 6 months and also said that no new sand quarry should come up in the state.
The court further directed the government to monitor illegal transporting of the river sand. The order has been passed in the public interest considering the need to protect rivers, environment and farmers in the state, the judge said.
தமிழகத்தில் உள்ள அனைத்து மணல் குவாரிகளையும் 6 மாதத்திற்குள் மூட உயர்நீதிமன்ற மதுரை கிளை உத்தரவு #TamilNadu #Court pic.twitter.com/EQeXmdDvto
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The court also said that no new sand quarry should come up in the state. The court asked the state government to consider the import of sand through the state-owned corporation to meet the shortfall.
Stating that the order has been passed in the public interest considering the need to protect rivers, environment, and farmers in the state, Justice R Mahadevan also directed the government to monitor illegal transporting of the river sand.
