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The local habitants, who are involved in the illegal excavation of sand, may be trained for other work or enrolled in MG-NREGA or similar type of government schemes of employment. The State Mining Department is already in progress of the same for the site related to the case i.e. Chhipaner and other nearby villages. On illegal sand mine, the mining department shall impose compensation for violation of norms for mining on polluter pays principle. The assessment of the compensation needs to be computed based on the NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV) of ecological damage. The NPV is worked out in a site specific manner to account for all (or at least the major) ecological damages, a simplified NPV; proxies on the market value of the illegally extracted amount may be computed. In this NPV approach would imply that the total benefits from the activity of sand mining (as represented by the market value of the extracted amount) be deducted from the total ecological costs imposed by the activity. As per the Madhya Pradesh Sand (Mining, Transportation, Storage and Trading) Rule 2019 and according to Rule 20, the penal provision for illegal mining, Transportation and Storage of Sand has been provided viz.  Penalty and Compounding of cases of Illegal Mining  Penalty and compounding of cases of illegal transportation  Compounding and Penalty in cases of Illegal Storage These penal provisions needs to be exercised in letter and spirit and deterrent penalty may be work out for repeated violator. A heavy penalty and seizer of vehicle will result in good control on the illegal sand mining.

iii. Case: In-stream sand mining with heavy machineries & water boats and construction of permanent pathway in river It was reported that sand miners are excavating the sand by using heavy machineries viz. JCB, Dumper etc in place of manual mining. In- stream sand mining by using heavy machineries and through water boats was also reported. In present matter, large number of the water boats was found on the right bank of the river Narmada near Chipaner and Choursakhedi village of Sehore district. Such kind of in- stream mining damages the eco-system of the river bed. The placing of the High definition Pan-Tilt-Zoom (PTZ) camera with internet connectivity at strategic location may help in strict vigilance by the mining department. The frequently used path needs to be restricted for heavy machineries by placing barricades. As done in this matter, by placing the barricades at strategic location the movement of boats and other vehicles was restricted for the illegal sand transportation. Further the mining department may take strict action on the violation as per the Madhya Pradesh Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Rules, 20 19 Chapter -X which deals with penalty and compounding of cases of illegal mining, transportation and storage of sand.

13. In compliance of the order dated 04.04.2022, State Pollution Control Board had submitted the reply as follows:
i. Actions against the illegal mining/transportation/storage of sand in the district, Sehore are being taken by the district Mining office, Sehore.
ii. In this regard in the financial year 2021-22 total 245 cases were registered and fine of Rs. 1,27,90,000/- is realized for illegal mining, transportation and storage of sand. In which 12 cases of illegal mining, 218 cases of illegal transportation and 15 cases of illegal storage are registered.
iii. In reference to the prevent illegal mining of sand in Village Chhipaner the transportation of sand through vehicles are completely banned in the Village Chhipaner and District Collector Sehore has issued an order in this regard on dated 29.10.2021. iv. Action has been taken against the complaints and total 37 vehicles are seized in Village Chhipaner for illegal transportation. v. In the financial year 2022-23 upto June 2022 total 37 cases are registered and Rs. 53,82,991 /- is realized as fine in which 04 cases of illegal mining and 33 cases of illegal transportation are registered.