Next date of hearing has been scheduled for December 20 this year.

NAINITAL: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has ordered the closure of two under construction stone crusher plants till further orders in Sakkhanpur village of Ramnagar, Nainital district .

The residents of the village have been protesting against the plants since last year, who pointed out that the crusher plants are posing a threat to their fruit crops. The town is famed for its litchi and mango orchards.

Dushyant Mainali, counsel for the petitioners in the matter told TOI, “The bench of the tribunal, comprising Justice Raghvendra S Rathore and expert member Satyawan Singh Garbyal, has directed both the crushers to stop construction till next date of hearing.”

The tribunal, issuing a notice to the secretary of industries department, Uttarakhand , has also directed the state government and Nainital DM to submit their replies within two weeks.

Next date of hearing has been scheduled for December 20 this year.

