The Supreme Court directed Jharkhand to notify Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary, protecting it from mining within one kilometer, affirming wildlife conservation efforts.

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Jharkhand government to notify the Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary across an area of over 31,000 hectares of forest land, while simultaneously reaffirming its earlier ruling that no mining shall be permitted within one kilometre of the boundary of any national park or wildlife sanctuary.

A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said the notification must be issued within three months, covering 31,468.25 hectares of pristine forest—home to some of the world’s finest Sal trees and a rich array of wildlife— in West Singhbhum district. It clarified t

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