National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered a joint inspection into alleged illegal quarrying and stone crushing operations behind the Tata Cancer Hospital (ACTREC) at Kharghar in Maharashtra’s Navi Mumbai and submit the report within a month.
The bench comprising Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh and Expert Member Dr. Sujit Kumar Bajpayee directed to conduct the survey and ascertain the scale of excavation and possible damage to the premier cancer treatment and research facility.
“The Committee is directed to visit the site in question and submit its report as to whether illegal mining/crushing activity is being done/had been done in the past; whether the said activity is being done/had been done illegally without any permission; the period for which the said activity was done; the quantity extracted, etc., and the damage caused to the Cancer Hospital in question shall also be ascertained and the possible remedial measures shall also be suggested. The Committee shall also ascertain what impact would be on the Cancer Hospital due to the ongoing crushing activity at the site in question would have on the Cancer Hospital. The Committee shall submit its report within one month,” the Court ordered.
