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Supreme Court prohibits mining within one kilometre of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.

Jharkhand directed to declare Saranda region a wildlife sanctuary.

Court stresses protection of tribal and forest dwellers’ rights under the Forest Rights Act.

The Supreme Court on Thursday prohibited all mining operations within one kilometre of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, observing that such activities pose a threat to wildlife and protected ecosystems.

A bench of Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran made the ruling while hearing petitions concerning the notification of areas under the Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary (SWL) and the Sasangdaburu Conservation Reserve (SCR) in Jharkhand .

“It has been the consistent view of this

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