Madras HC questions environmental clearance for beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu districts
3 months, 1 week ago

Madras HC questions environmental clearance for beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu districts

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Tuesday questioned government authorities whether an environment impact assessment was carried out before allowing private companies to mine beach sand in Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts. The query was raised by a division bench of Justices SM Subramaniam and M Jothiraman during the final arguments advanced on a batch of petitions connected to the illegal mining of rare earth minerals, illegal stocking and transportation in the three districts. The amicus curiae also submitted that the quantum of illegal mining was assessed to be 1.50 crore tonnes; of which, one particular company alone accounted for the mining of 98.8 lakh tonnes of minerals. Appearing for the state government, senior counsel Arvindh Datar submitted that the committee headed by senior IAS officer Gagandeep Singh Bedi is well within its powers under section 24 of the Mines and Minerals Act to hold an inspection to assess the illegal mining of rare earth minerals, and the state has the competence to constitute expert committees.

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Govt. pursuing steps to resume controlled sand-mining to tackle shortage in construction sector: Rajan
1 week, 3 days ago

Govt. pursuing steps to resume controlled sand-mining to tackle shortage in construction sector: Rajan

The Hindu  

Revenue Minister K. Rajan has said that the State government had adopted steps to restart controlled sand-mining to address the ongoing sand shortage in the construction sector by overcoming the challenges posed by restrictions on mining activities since 2016. Ramachandran in the Assembly on Tuesday, Mr. Rajan said the strict regulations imposed by the Supreme Court and the National Green …

Madras High Court orders CBI probe into beach sand mining, seeks recovery of Rs 5.8K crore
1 month, 1 week ago

Madras High Court orders CBI probe into beach sand mining, seeks recovery of Rs 5.8K crore

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Finding a strong case of collusion, corruption and connivance among politicians, officials and mining mafia in causing thousands of crores of rupees loss to the state exchequer in the excavation of beach sand minerals, the Madras High Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The court asked the CBI to investigate the entire process …

Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Illegal Beach Sand Mining, Says 'Political Nexus' Cannot Be Ruled Out
1 month, 1 week ago

Madras High Court Orders CBI Probe Into Illegal Beach Sand Mining, Says 'Political Nexus' Cannot Be Ruled Out

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has ordered a CBI probe into the large-scale illegal mining of beach sand that has caused a huge loss to the Tamil Nadu state exchequer to the tune of ₹5,832 Crore. “It is also undeniably established from the discussions above that Right from the grant of mining lease/approval/license to grant of transport permits to illegal inclusion …

Illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu: Madras High Court orders CBI probe
1 month, 1 week ago

Illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu: Madras High Court orders CBI probe

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe to find out if there was a nexus between politicians, government officials and private miners in the massive illegal mining of beach sand minerals that had taken place in the State for years together since 2000-01 and even after the State government imposed a blanket ban on …

Madras High Court order CBI to probe illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu
1 month, 1 week ago

Madras High Court order CBI to probe illegal beach sand mining in Tamil Nadu

India Today  

The Madras High Court on Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the massive alleged illegal beach sand mining scam worth Rs 5,832 crore in Tamil Nadu’s coastal districts of Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi, and Kanyakumari. The probe would also examine alleged corruption and connivance between officials and private mining companies involved in illegal extraction, transportation, storage, and export of …

Madras HC orders CBI probe into illegal beach sand mining, flags political-official nexus
1 month, 1 week ago

Madras HC orders CBI probe into illegal beach sand mining, flags political-official nexus

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the large-scale illegal mining of beach sand minerals, citing collusion, corruption, and connivance among politicians, government officials, and private mining firms, causing losses of thousands of crores to the state exchequer. The court also ordered investigations by the enforcement agencies like the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax, …

Govt. focuses attention on checking illegal sand mining
2 months ago

Govt. focuses attention on checking illegal sand mining

The Hindu  

The State government has focussed attention on checking the illegal sand mining in different parts of the State as it is resulting in huge losses to the exchequer. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy took a serious note of the disparity and directed the officials concerned to ensure that consumers are provided sand with reasonable costs. He wanted the officials concerned …

Officials rejected beach sand scam in Tamil Nadu, later accepted it
2 months ago

Officials rejected beach sand scam in Tamil Nadu, later accepted it

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Even as the arguments into the 10-year-long suo motu PIL on illegal beach sand mining case have come to an end, an analysis of the affidavits and counters filed by the secretaries of various departments of both state and central governments reveals that the government authorities, who had urged the court to dismiss the case with exemplary cost, later …

Madras High Court constitutes SIT to probe illegal sand mining near forest areas
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Madras High Court constitutes SIT to probe illegal sand mining near forest areas

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team comprising IPS officers G. Nagajothi and G. Shanshank Sai for a court monitored probe into massive illegal mining of soil that had taken place in close proximity to reserve forest areas in Coimbatore district for the last four years. The Bench said, the SIT shall take up the investigation …

NHAI has clearance for sand mining at Perittivakkam lake, confirms SEIAA
2 months, 2 weeks ago

NHAI has clearance for sand mining at Perittivakkam lake, confirms SEIAA

The Hindu  

The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority has informed the southern bench of the National Green Tribunal that the National Highways Authority of India had obtained prior environmental clearance for sand mining from Perittivakkam lake in Tiruvallur district as part of the six-lane highway construction from Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh to Thatchur in Tamil Nadu under the Bharatmala Pariyojana project. …

Sand Mining Money Laundering Case | Madras High Court Closes Plea Challenging ED's Notice To District Collectors
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sand Mining Money Laundering Case | Madras High Court Closes Plea Challenging ED's Notice To District Collectors

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has closed the petitions filed by the State of Tamil Nadu challenging the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate to the District Collectors in connection with the probe of sand mining money laundering case. While doing so, the High Court remarked that the ED had attempted to conduct a “fishing inquiry” relating to sand mining without …

Illegal Mining Near Reserve Forests In Coimbatore: Madras High Court Summons Commissioner Of Geology & Mining And SP, Warns Of CBI Probe
4 months ago

Illegal Mining Near Reserve Forests In Coimbatore: Madras High Court Summons Commissioner Of Geology & Mining And SP, Warns Of CBI Probe

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has directed the Commissioner of Geology and Mining and the Superintendent of Police, Coimbatore to appear before it and explain how illegal mining had been taking place in close proximity to reserve forests in Coimbatore. A specially constituted bench of Justice N Satish Kumar and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a petition filed by activist S …

Check illegal sand mining or will order CBI probe: Madras HC
4 months ago

Check illegal sand mining or will order CBI probe: Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court on Wednesday warned of ordering a probe by the CBI if the state government authorities fail to act tough on the looting of the natural resources in the forest villages of Coimbatore district. A special division bench of Justices N Sathish Kumar and D Bharatha Chakravarthy, while hearing a batch of petitions on unauthorised operation …

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand On BJP Leader's PIL Alleging Illegal Beach Sand Mining Under Guise Of Disaster Management
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala High Court Seeks State's Stand On BJP Leader's PIL Alleging Illegal Beach Sand Mining Under Guise Of Disaster Management

Live Law  

A PIL has been filed by lawyer and BJP leader Shone George before the Kerala High Court alleging illegal mining and exploration of beach sand minerals from Thottappally area of Alappuzha district and other coastal areas in the State under the guise of The Disaster Management Act. George alleges that the State government machinery, under the guise of Disaster Management …

‘Mining no crime under PMLA’: HC restrains ED action
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Mining no crime under PMLA’: HC restrains ED action

Hindustan Times  

Chennai: The Madras High Court has ordered the Enforcement Directorate not to take any further action on a sand mining case in Tamil Nadu stating that mining is not a scheduled offence under the Prevention of Money Launderig Act. The ED had filed its Enforcement Case Information Report last September against contractors and other suppliers of machineries, including excavators allegedly …

'ED Action Without Any Basis' : Madras High Court Stops Money Laundering Probe Against Contractors Over Sand Mining
8 months, 1 week ago

'ED Action Without Any Basis' : Madras High Court Stops Money Laundering Probe Against Contractors Over Sand Mining

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently restrained the Enforcement Directorate from carrying out its investigation under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against private contractors in connection with alleged illegal sand mining. The court added that unless a case in the scheduled offence was registered and such an offence generated proceeds of crime, the ED could not have initiated any action. …

ED sends dossier to DGP, says 23.6L units of sand mined illegally in TN
9 months ago

ED sends dossier to DGP, says 23.6L units of sand mined illegally in TN

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Enforcement Directorate has sent a dossier to the Tamil Nadu DGP flagging collusion between government officials and excavator-owning private contractors in the alleged Rs 4,730 crore sand mining scam. In the letter sent to DGP a few days ago under Section 66 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, the central agency, after their nine-month investigation, pegged the …

NGT Says Sand Mining in Manair Illegal, Imposes ’25cr Penalty on Irrigation, Mining Departments
10 months, 1 week ago

NGT Says Sand Mining in Manair Illegal, Imposes ’25cr Penalty on Irrigation, Mining Departments

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: The National Green Tribunal, Southern Zone, on Tuesday confirmed that illegal sand mining was going on in the Manair river in the name of de-siltation, and instructed Telangana state Chief Secretary to stop immediately all sand mining activities across the river in the erstwhile Karimnagar district. Welcoming the NGT order, Congress leader T. Sammi Reddy demanded action against BRS …

SC issues guidelines to curb illegal sand mining in AP
10 months, 1 week ago

SC issues guidelines to curb illegal sand mining in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Supreme Court on Thursday has issued guidelines to curb illegal sand mining in AP and directed both the Centre and AP to submit their report on implementation of its order by June 9 and posted the next hearing to July 15 in New Delhi. The apex court has ordered for setting up a committee with police officials in …

Illegal sand mining: Geologist attacked in Karnataka's Honnavar taluk
11 months ago

Illegal sand mining: Geologist attacked in Karnataka's Honnavar taluk

New Indian Express  

KARWAR: Senior geologist Asha MS, who was attacked by a group of people involved in illegal sand extraction, has written to the Uttara Kannada police requesting protection for the scientists of Geological Survey of India. Asha had visited the Aaroli village in Honnavar taluk, on Wednesday, to raid an illegal sand mining site. The police lodged a complaint against Jagadish …

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Chittor District Collector To Ensure No Illegal Sand Mining & Extraction Is Permitted At Neeva River Bed
1 year, 1 month ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Chittor District Collector To Ensure No Illegal Sand Mining & Extraction Is Permitted At Neeva River Bed

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the District Collector Chittoor to ensure that no illegal sand mining and extraction is permitted at the bed of the river Neeva and to file a status report with regard to the action taken to prevent such illegal activities. It said: “In the meantime, respondent No.7 – The District Collector, Chittoor District, is …

Sand mining case | Madras High Court stays Enforcement Directorate’s summons to five T.N. Collectors
1 year, 4 months ago

Sand mining case | Madras High Court stays Enforcement Directorate’s summons to five T.N. Collectors

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed the operation of summons issued by the Directorate of Enforcement to five District Collectors in Tamil Nadu on November 17, asking them to appear in person, along with their Aadhaar cards, and submit details regarding all sand mining quarries in their districts. Justices S.S. Sundar and Sunder Mohan granted the interim stay following …

In Tamil Nadu, yet another sand storm
1 year, 6 months ago

In Tamil Nadu, yet another sand storm

The Hindu  

On March 17, 2021, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court passed an order directing the State authorities to ensure that river sand for construction purposes was supplied only when the buyer produced an approved building plan. He said members of the public could buy sand online from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the quantum of sand left …

ED raids continue over Tamil Nadu ‘sand mining scam’
1 year, 6 months ago

ED raids continue over Tamil Nadu ‘sand mining scam’

Hindustan Times  

Chennai Several teams of the Enforcement Directorate continued their searches at sand mining sites, sales depots and other locations suspected to be involved in a sand mining scam across Tamil Nadu for the second day on Wednesday. Several teams of the Enforcement Directorate continued their searches at sand mining sites, sales depots and other locations suspected to be involved in …

Action against illegal quarrying will be taken based on spot report: Minister
1 year, 8 months ago

Action against illegal quarrying will be taken based on spot report: Minister

The Hindu  

The State government on Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that the director of Mines and Geology Department would be asked to visit illegal quarrying areas in Yeshwantpur constituency in Bengaluru and submit a report to the Minister for necessary action. Somashekar, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, on behalf of Minister for Mines and Geology and Horticulture S.S. Mallikarjun, said the …

Illegal Mining In Prayagraj: National Green Tribunal Directs UP PCB To Identify Violators, File Action Taken Report
1 year, 8 months ago

Illegal Mining In Prayagraj: National Green Tribunal Directs UP PCB To Identify Violators, File Action Taken Report

Live Law  

The principal bench of National Green Tribunal has directed UP PCB to identify violators of environmental norms and file action taken reports against proponents carrying illegal mining activities in Prayagraj District. After considering the report indicating several violations with respect to mining and sand washing plants, the bench of Justice Sheo Kumar Singh, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, Dr. A. Senthil …

No bar on using machinery to excavate river sand in Tamil Nadu, NGT’s southern zone bench told
1 year, 10 months ago

No bar on using machinery to excavate river sand in Tamil Nadu, NGT’s southern zone bench told

The Hindu  

The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority - Tamil Nadu has told the National Green Tribunal’s southern zone bench that there is no bar on using heavy machinery to quarry river sand even from ‘B2’ category sites measuring less than 25 hectares. Further, ever since the Environmental Impact Assessment notification was issued by the Centre in 2006, the State government …

Killer mafia: The Hindu Editorial on the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu and attacks on public servants
1 year, 11 months ago

Killer mafia: The Hindu Editorial on the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu and attacks on public servants

The Hindu  

The gruesome murder of Lourdhu Francis, a Village Administrative Officer in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday — he was in his office — is a reminder of the lengths to which the sand mafia will go to protect its lucrative activities involving illegal quarrying. Five years ago, in neighbouring Tirunelveli, a 33-year-old police constable was brutally murdered by the …

Plea on quarrying sand in Vaigai, Madras High Court asks government to reply
2 years, 10 months ago

Plea on quarrying sand in Vaigai, Madras High Court asks government to reply

New Indian Express  

MADURAI: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Thursday sought a response from the State government on two Public Interest Litigations filed against the quarrying of sand in the Vaigai River bed in Sivagangai. One of the litigants P Mayazahu of Kalkurichi village in Manamadurai taluk, Sivagangai, said the Vaigai River is the only water source for nearly 25 …

SANDRP report points to increasing violence by illegal sand miners and calls for urgent need to regulate riverbed mining
4 years, 2 months ago

SANDRP report points to increasing violence by illegal sand miners and calls for urgent need to regulate riverbed mining

The Hindu  

SAND mining, fuelled by the booming construction industry, has grown into a huge business in India though much of it is illegal. The South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People has documented the impact of illegal sand mining on the lives of people in a report titled “Sand Mining Violence India: 2019-20”. According to the report, for almost two …

NGT Pulls up Kerala Pollution Control Board Over Sand Mining in Coastal Village of Kollam District
4 years, 6 months ago

NGT Pulls up Kerala Pollution Control Board Over Sand Mining in Coastal Village of Kollam District

News 18  

The National Green Tribunal has rapped Kerala State Pollution Control Board over its "incompetence" to decide environmental impact of sand mining in a coastal village in Kollam district. The tribunal had earlier sought a report from the Kollam district administration after taking note of a news report about a 17-year-old girl's viral video on environmental impact of sand mining activity …

Due To Undesirable Human Interference With Forces Of Nature The Calamities Have Turned Into Harsh Realities: P&H HC Calls For Report On Illegal Sand Mining [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Due To Undesirable Human Interference With Forces Of Nature The Calamities Have Turned Into Harsh Realities: P&H HC Calls For Report On Illegal Sand Mining [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail applications of 17 people booked in case FIR No.52 dated 26.05.2020 registered under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 21 and 4 of the Mines and Minerals Act, 1957 at Police Station Rahon, District SBS Nagar. The court further noted that Section 22 of the …

Clampdown On Sand Mining: SC Directs Probe Into Illegal Sand Mining Activities Across Rajasthan
5 years, 1 month ago

Clampdown On Sand Mining: SC Directs Probe Into Illegal Sand Mining Activities Across Rajasthan

Live Law  

The CJI led bench of the Supreme Court Court on Wednesday expressed strong discontent regarding illegal sand Mining in Rajasthan, directing the Central Empowering Committee to conduct a probe towards illegal mining activities in the State of Rajasthan and submit a report along with recommendations within 6 weeks. Collectors & SP's of every District of Rajasthan were also directed to …

Telangana sand mining worries NGT
5 years, 6 months ago

Telangana sand mining worries NGT

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The National Green Tribunal Bench at New Delhi on Wednesday was dismayed over the unscientific method of sand excavation on the river bed of the Godavari in Telangana state. The Principal Bench headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel felt that it was indiscriminate sand mining in the name of de-silting or dredging. Mr Karanam Sravan Kumar, the Counsel for …

Curbs on illegal sand mining in AP hits Bengaluru builders
5 years, 7 months ago

Curbs on illegal sand mining in AP hits Bengaluru builders

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: With successful action against illicit sand mining activities in the state, mostly in Rayalaseema region, there has been huge demand for sand in Karnataka’s capital Bengaluru and surrounding regions for the past two months. However, stringent action, along with border check posts, had reportedly stopped illicit transportation of sand and created huge scarcity of sand in Bengaluru city. In …

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, CBI, five states on petition seeking investigation into illegal sand mining
5 years, 8 months ago

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, CBI, five states on petition seeking investigation into illegal sand mining

Firstpost  

SC issued notice to Centre, CBI, five states on a petition seeking investigation into alleged illegal sand mining.The five states are Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Earlier a petition submitted that the court should direct Centre, states to cease all river, beach sand mining activities owing to non-implementation of Sustainable Sand Mining Management Guidelines. New Delhi: …

Illegal sand mining: SC suspends NGT order asking AP to deposit Rs 100 Cr with CPCB
5 years, 10 months ago

Illegal sand mining: SC suspends NGT order asking AP to deposit Rs 100 Cr with CPCB

India TV News  

Illegal sand mining: SC suspends NGT order asking AP to deposit Rs 100 Cr with CPCB In a relief to the Andhra Pradesh government, the Supreme Court has suspended the NGT order directing the state to deposit Rs 100 crores with the CPCB for inaction to prevent illegal sand mining. In a relief to the Andhra Pradesh government, the Supreme …

Kerala HC Directs Recovery Of Value Of Minerals Extracted Illegally Without Environmental Clearance [Read Judgment]
6 years, 5 months ago

Kerala HC Directs Recovery Of Value Of Minerals Extracted Illegally Without Environmental Clearance [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The present case is a classic case in which illegal mining was allowed to be carried on by the successive Governments without any care for the environment and ignoring the pleas of the local residents", observed the judgment authored by Justice Vinod Chandran.The High Court of Kerala has directed the recovery of 100% value of minerals extracted without obtaining prior. …

Kerala HC Directs Recovery Of Value Of Minerals Extracted Illegally Without Environmental Clearance [Read Judgment]
6 years, 5 months ago

Kerala HC Directs Recovery Of Value Of Minerals Extracted Illegally Without Environmental Clearance [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The present case is a classic case in which illegal mining was allowed to be carried on by the successive Governments without any care for the environment and ignoring the pleas of the local residents", observed the judgment authored by Justice Vinod Chandran.The High Court of Kerala has directed the recovery of 100% value of minerals extracted without obtaining prior. …

Illegal Mining In Andhra Pradesh: SC Issues Notice On Petition Seeking Court Monitored Probe [Read Order]
6 years, 8 months ago

Illegal Mining In Andhra Pradesh: SC Issues Notice On Petition Seeking Court Monitored Probe [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking a court-monitored SIT or CBI probe into the alleged illegal mining being carried out by the Trimex Group in Andhra Pradesh.The notice was issued by a bench comprising Justice M.B. The Supreme Court on Monday sought the Centre's response on a plea seeking a court-monitored SIT or …

Major environmental conflicts in Tamil Nadu
6 years, 9 months ago

Major environmental conflicts in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

Most community-led protests relating to environmental issues in Tamil Nadu have been put down with a heavy hand or have fizzled out for one reason or the other. The protest against the laying of Gail Limited’s pipeline from Kochi to Bengaluru via Tamil Nadu, which passed through agricultural lands, was the only issue in which the State government did an …

Special panel suspects illegal export of monazite
6 years, 9 months ago

Special panel suspects illegal export of monazite

The Hindu  

When the Madras High Court reopens on Monday after summer vacation, it would begin hearing scores of cases filed in connection with Sterlite copper plant in Thoothukudi district. The case gains significance in the wake of a report submitted by amicus curiae V. Suresh who suspected a huge amount of monazite tailings, a radioactive mineral and an important ore for …

Madras High Court no' to vacating stay on sand mining ban
7 years, 3 months ago

Madras High Court no' to vacating stay on sand mining ban

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday refused to pass an interim order vacating the stay of its single judge order banning sand mining in Tamil Nadu. Justice R Mahadevan ordered the state government to stop all sand quarrying/ mining activities within six months from today, and had directed that no sand quarries should be opened. …

Madurai HC Issues Strict Ban on Sand Mining/Quarrying Activities
7 years, 3 months ago

Madurai HC Issues Strict Ban on Sand Mining/Quarrying Activities

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has issued a directive to stop all sand mining and quarrying activities within six months in the State of Tamil Nadu. The court also prohibits the opening of any new sand quarries in the future. The State has been advised to import sand instead of relying on illegal mining practices.

Stop All Sand Mining/Quarrying Activities Within 6 Months: Madras HC To TN Govt [Read Order]
7 years, 3 months ago

Stop All Sand Mining/Quarrying Activities Within 6 Months: Madras HC To TN Govt [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, on Wednesday, directed the Tamil Nadu Government to stop all sand quarrying and mining activities within six months and prohibited it from opening any sand quarries in the future.Justice R. Mahadevan issued the order "in larger interest, for the welfare of the people of the State, to protect the environment, river beds, …

Stop sand mining, Madras High Court rules from today
7 years, 3 months ago

Stop sand mining, Madras High Court rules from today

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Wednesday passed an order directing the Tamil Nadu government to stop all sand quarrying and mining activities within six months from today and not to open any sand quarries in the future. “The court finds it appropriate to pass this order in the larger public interest to protect the environment, river …

Madras HC panel to assess illegal sand quarrying in Cauvery
7 years, 7 months ago

Madras HC panel to assess illegal sand quarrying in Cauvery

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: The Madurai bench of the Madras High court on Monday appointed an expert committee to assess the illegal sand quarrying in Cauvery and Coleroon rivers that flow through Tiruchy, Thanjavur and Karur districts in Tamil Nadu. While directing the expert committee comprising advocates R Alagumani and B Saravanan and professor Ravichandran, head, department of Plant Science, Manomaniam Sundaranar University, …

Supreme Court imposes 100 pc penalty on illegal mining companies in Odisha
7 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court imposes 100 pc penalty on illegal mining companies in Odisha

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that mining companies in Odisha operating without environmental clearance will have to pay a 100 per cent penalty to the state on the price of illegally extracted iron and manganese ores with effect from 2000-01. "We make it clear that minerals extracted either without environmental clearance or without forest clearance or without both will …

Tamil Nadu Govt to take over sand mining operations: Edappadi Palaniswamy
7 years, 10 months ago

Tamil Nadu Govt to take over sand mining operations: Edappadi Palaniswamy

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: The Tamil Nadu government has decided to take over sand mining operations throughout the state. Making this announcement on the sudden move after inaugurating two flyovers in Madurai on Friday, Chief Minister K. Palanisami said that sand mining will be stopped completely within the next three years in the state to conserve the ground water. In a bid to …

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