Green court aks MoEF to submit list of asbestos mines across country
28 March 2015 3:52 AM IST
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Environment Ministry (MoEF) and Indian Bureau of Mines to submit a complete list of asbestos mines in the entire country with their sttaus.
A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi directed MoEF and the Bureau to inform about the present status of the mines, specifically with regard to their scientific closure and produce complete records in relation to it.
"The MoEF and Indian Bureau of Mines shall file list of asbestos mines located in the entire country and their present status, particularly as regards scientific closure of such mines.... Asbestos mining not only gives rise to asbestos related cancer but also to the asbestosis. "Even if the asbestos mining activity has been closed, scientific closure of such mines remains in question. Odisha is directed to answer whether the asbestos mines in the state have been scientifically closed or not, and further answer whether there have been cases of asbestosis," the bench said. The Tribunal also directed the state governments of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Jharkhand government to file a report regarding scientific closure.
A bench headed by Justice U D Salvi directed MoEF and the Bureau to inform about the present status of the mines, specifically with regard to their scientific closure and produce complete records in relation to it.
"The MoEF and Indian Bureau of Mines shall file list of asbestos mines located in the entire country and their present status, particularly as regards scientific closure of such mines.... Asbestos mining not only gives rise to asbestos related cancer but also to the asbestosis. "Even if the asbestos mining activity has been closed, scientific closure of such mines remains in question. Odisha is directed to answer whether the asbestos mines in the state have been scientifically closed or not, and further answer whether there have been cases of asbestosis," the bench said. The Tribunal also directed the state governments of Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Jharkhand government to file a report regarding scientific closure.
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