After teenage girl's video, NGT seeks report from Kollam administration on sand mining in Kerala

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday sought a report from the Kollam district administration after taking note of a news report about a 17-year-old girl's viral video on environmental impact of sand mining activity in her coastal village of Alappad in Kerala.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asked the Kollam District Magistrate and state pollution control board to furnish the report within a month.

"Let the District Magistrate, Kollam and Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) look into the matter and take appropriate action in accordance with law and furnish a factual and action taken report to this tribunal within one month from the date of receipt of copy of this order by e-mail....

"The District Magistrate, Kollam is given liberty to associate the District Mining Officer of the area. The KSPCB will be the nodal agency for coordination and compliance," the bench said.

The matter will now be heard on March 29.

The tribunal's direction came after .