HC says no to sand mining anywhere near Adichanallur

Sand mining should not beryllium permitted anyplace adjacent the Adichanallur historical/archaeological tract oregon wrong the village, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has ruled.

A Division Bench of Justices G. Jayachandran and K.K. Ramakrishnan issued the absorption portion disposing of a petition filed successful 2016 by the Cauvery Neervala Sutrusoolal Padhukappu Sangam, represented by its president T.N. Mahendra Kumar, of Bhavani taluk successful Erode district.

The petitioner had alleged that indiscriminate soil mining was taking spot adjacent the Adichanallur Iron-Age urn burial site, located connected the close slope of Thamirabarani stream successful Srivaikuntam taluk successful Thoothukudi district. He had sought a absorption to the authorities acrophobic to restrain the soil mining operations.

In a counter-affidavit, the Thoothukudi Collector said that consequent to the absorption of the tribunal and the National Green Tribunal, soil mining was not permitted. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was carrying retired the excavations successful the humanities area, which had been fenced.

The Collector said nary soil mining/quarrying licence was granted successful Adichanallur village, peculiarly successful and astir the archaeological site.

Taking into relationship that determination was nary soil mining enactment successful the area, and signaling the undertaking fixed by the Thoothukudi Collector and the Special Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Public Works Department, Tirunelveli, the tribunal disposed of the petition.