Supreme Court warns M.P. govt. of paramilitary deployment to rein in Chambal sand miners

The Supreme Court connected Friday (April 17, 2026) cautioned the Madhya Pradesh authorities that it would bid the deployment of paramilitary forces to curb rampant amerciable soil mining successful the ecologically fragile and protected National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary if the State failed to initiate prosecution against the offenders.

The apical court, passing the bid successful a suo motu case, said the rampant soil mining successful the country is simply a effect of the abject nonaccomplishment of the States of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The sanctuary is located astatine the tri-junction of the 3 States.