Supreme Court summons Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh officials over Chambal illegal sand mining
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📌 Summary:
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The Supreme Court summoned senior bureaucrats from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh over rampant illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary and the States' persistent inaction against the mining mafia
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The sanctuary, spread across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, is India's first and only tri-State riverine protected area
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The Bench observed that Rajasthan had shown a "wholly casual, indifferent, and indolent approach" towards complying with the Court's earlier directions
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It noted "irreversible environmental degradation" within the sanctuary and a "disturbing lack of seriousness" in environmental governance and public safety
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 — environmental governance, enforcement of conservation law, river ecology and the role of the judiciary in protecting ecologically sensitive zones
📝 Prelims Facts:
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The National Chambal Sanctuary is India's first and only tri-State riverine protected area, spread across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
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It is a key habitat for the gharial, the Gangetic dolphin and other riverine species
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Illegal sand mining causes riverbed degradation and habitat loss
🔑 Key Term: National Chambal Sanctuary — a riverine wildlife sanctuary on the Chambal river spanning three States, protecting species such as the gharial and the Gangetic dolphin
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