The Uttarakhand High Court has directed the authorities to immediately stop the use of heavy machinery for mining activities in the Ramganga-Saryu river confluence area.A Division Bench of Justices Manoj Kumar Tiwari and Siddhartha Sah was hearing a public interest litigation filed by a resident of Pithoragarh alleging that leaseholders were using heavy machines such as Poclain and JCB...