Illegal sand mining: Month on, red tape holds back action
6 years, 9 months ago

Illegal sand mining: Month on, red tape holds back action

Hindustan Times  

Laying bare tall claims of the Punjab government of curbing illegal sand mining, two digging machines illegally being used on government land and caught by the Ludhiana forest department officials a month ago in Goindwal village, Ladhowal, are still at the spot on the Sutlej riverbed. While it took a week for the Ludhiana police to determine that the location is not in their jurisdiction and in fact falls under Jalandhar police area, the forest department officials have been running from pillar to post all these days to get an FIR registered. Illegal sand mining has become a contentious issue in Punjab since the Captain government had taken charge, especially after names of some ruling party leaders surfaced in this regard. However, Amrik Singh, the DSP concerned, later explained that since Ludhiana police first went to the spot, the Phillaur police had to verify all aspects of the case and “thus it took time”.

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Man held for illegal mining of sand in Tirupattur
1 week, 4 days ago

Man held for illegal mining of sand in Tirupattur

The Hindu  

A 32-year-old lorry driver was arrested by Kandali police for illegal sand mining from Palar river near Tirupattur town on Tuesday. Initial inquiry revealed that based on the alert, a special police team led by sub-inspector S. Rugan of Kandali police was patrolling on Chennai - Bengaluru Highway near Tirupattur town when the team stopped the lorry that contained loads …

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 …

MP: Mining mafias attack officials after DM seizes tractor-trolley carrying illegal sand
1 month, 4 weeks ago

MP: Mining mafias attack officials after DM seizes tractor-trolley carrying illegal sand

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Sand mining mafias attacked a team of officers in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh after the local district collector seized a tractor-trolley carrying illegal sand, official sources said on Friday. Official sources said that the Bhind district collector Saneev Srivastav was on surprise patrolling to curb illegal sand mining in the area. According to him, he seized a tractor-trolley carrying …

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 …

Odisha Minister’s Surprise Raid Busts Illegal Sand Transportation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha Minister’s Surprise Raid Busts Illegal Sand Transportation

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: In a bold move, Odisha Mines Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena personally intercepted multiple trucks involved in the illegal transportation of sand near Barakoli village in Kantilo, Nayagarh district, late Monday night.Acting on a tip-off from locals, the minister stopped a truck en route to a loading dock and summoned the local tehsildar, road transport officials, and police to conduct …

Illegal sand mining in Chaliyar goes unchecked as locals slam police, Revenue dept.
7 months, 1 week ago

Illegal sand mining in Chaliyar goes unchecked as locals slam police, Revenue dept.

The Hindu  

Taking advantage of lack of surveillance, illegal sand miners have carved out unauthorised access roads to the banks of Chaliyar eyeing the huge deposit of sand formed in the river following the recent landslides in Wayanad and Vilangad in Kozhikode. Police and Revenue officials had become less active in the region due to attacks on officials who took a firm …

Andhra Pradesh: Kovur Police Launch Crackdown on Illegal Sand Mining
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra Pradesh: Kovur Police Launch Crackdown on Illegal Sand Mining

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The Kovur police in Nellore district have launched a crackdown against illegal sand mining operations in the region, resulting in the seizure of several sand-laden tractors and tipper lorries. He warned that the police would not hesitate to enforce the law against illegal sand mining activities. "We are determined to trace the masterminds behind this illegal sand transportation racket …

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 …

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 …

After Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ED scanner on illegal mining in Bihar
1 year, 1 month ago

After Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, ED scanner on illegal mining in Bihar

Hindustan Times  

After West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, the Enforcement Directorate has turned its attention towards the mining mafia in Bihar, where large syndicates are allegedly involved in illegal sand mining, causing environmental degradation and huge losses to the state exchequer, people familiar with the developments said. In the past eight months alone, ED has established that illegal sand mining has caused …

NGT issues notice to Punjab over illegal mining in Rupnagar
1 year, 2 months ago

NGT issues notice to Punjab over illegal mining in Rupnagar

Hindustan Times  

The National Green Tribunal on Monday issued notice to the Punjab government, Rupnagar district magistrate, and relevant officials on a plea moved by Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and others seeking direction to stop illegal sand mining in the district. The plea also sought direction to identify erring officials who have allowed the alleged illegal mining in Rupnagar and initiate …

Sand mafia unleash terror in Bihar, three killed in five days
1 year, 4 months ago

Sand mafia unleash terror in Bihar, three killed in five days

Op India  

“Nothing new”, is what Bihar education minister Chandra Shekhar said about a sand mafia tractor mowing down a police sub-inspector this week. BJP Spokesperson Arvind Kumar Singh alleged that the sand mafia is running a parallel economy in Bihar asserting that the sand market in the state goes beyond Rs 25 lakh crore. On November 14, a police sub-inspector and …

TN sand mining business comes under scanner
1 year, 6 months ago

TN sand mining business comes under scanner

The Hindu  

Even as the Enforcement Directorate continued searches at several locations for the second day on Wednesday to probe charges of money-laundering in Tamil Nadu’s sand mining business, the sand lorry owners’ association has flagged serious irregularities in the sale of sand at the State-owned depots. Sources said ED teams were examining officials and private persons linked to the sand mining …

Karnataka: Cop on duty crushed to death by sand mafia's tractor
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: Cop on duty crushed to death by sand mafia's tractor

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: A Police Head Constable of Nelogi Police Station was killed when a tractor, transporting illegally-mined sand, ran over him in Narayanapura village of Kalaburagi district on Thursday night. According to the Superintendent of Police for Kalaburagi district, Isha Pant, Head Constable Mayura Chauhan, and Constable Pramod were deputed for patrolling in the area due to multiple complaints of illegal …

Bihar team of mining officials thrashed for stopping trucks in Patna; 44 arrested
1 year, 11 months ago

Bihar team of mining officials thrashed for stopping trucks in Patna; 44 arrested

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: A team of Bihar’s mining department including a woman officer were attacked by miscreants after they stopped two trucks and parked the vehicles near an abandoned petrol pump on Monday afternoon. Patna SSP Rajiv Mishra said the Bihta police registered three FIRs against the suspects as well as truck owners under sections of attempt to murder and illegal mining …

Punjab’s new mining policy: Regulatory violations to cost mining contractors environmental clearance
2 years ago

Punjab’s new mining policy: Regulatory violations to cost mining contractors environmental clearance

Hindustan Times  

In a first, the Punjab government has decided to take environmental clearances for all the mines to be auctioned for digging sand and gravel in its name and transfer it to the contractors operating these mines to keep the monopoly of the mines’ operators under a check. “The step will break monopoly of the contractors as the government can now …

Border visit by Punjab Governor sparks concerns
2 years, 6 months ago

Border visit by Punjab Governor sparks concerns

The Hindu  

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit’s two-day visit across six districts of Punjab, bordering the International Border to ascertain the security situation has yet again ignited the concerns surrounding rampant illegal mining and drugs menace, giving fresh political ammunitionto the Opposition parties that have been accusing the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government of failure to perform on various fronts. In a bid …

Illegal mining thrives in resource-rich Aravalli
2 years, 8 months ago

Illegal mining thrives in resource-rich Aravalli

Hindustan Times  

: On May 29, 2022, the Haryana forest department issued directions to its field staff in Mewat to increase vigil in the area amid tip-offs about the rampant illegal mining of minor minerals, including stone, despite a ban by the Supreme Court in the ecologically sensitive Aravalli hills. NGT interventionOn May 23, the National Green Tribunal asked the state pollution …

Nuh district tops in illegal mining cases in Haryana
2 years, 8 months ago

Nuh district tops in illegal mining cases in Haryana

Hindustan Times  

: Even as there has been a more than fourfold rise in the First Information Reports lodged across Haryana against illegal mining in the last three years, the highest 239 FIRs against illegal mining were registered in Nuh district in 2021-22, according to the state mines and geology department. During the current financial year so far, police have lodged 23 …

Illegal sand mining rampant in old Karimnagar district
2 years, 9 months ago

Illegal sand mining rampant in old Karimnagar district

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Instead of keeping check on illegal sand quarrying and transportation, the officials of revenue and police departments are allegedly joining hands with contractors, causing huge loss to the government exchequer in erstwhile Karimnagar district. Several big contractors from Hyderabad purchase sand from old Karimnagar district and dump it at their secret places for completing their projects, it is alleged. …

Sand mining case: Enforcement Directorate grills former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi
2 years, 11 months ago

Sand mining case: Enforcement Directorate grills former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi

India TV News  

Highlights Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi was questioned for over six hours by ED He was questioned in a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged sand mining case in state Federal agency recorded the statement of 59-yr-old Congress leader Former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi was questioned for over six hours by the ED in a …

Illegal sand mining rampant in erstwhile Adilabad district
2 years, 11 months ago

Illegal sand mining rampant in erstwhile Adilabad district

Deccan Chronicle  

INTER-STATE BORDERS: There is rampant illegal sand mining going on in areas through which Rivers Penganga, Pranahitha and Godavari flow. There are reports that even people from Maharashtra are mining sand illegally from the bordering areas of the erstwhile Adilabad district. From one such point of River Penganga in Adilabad district near the inter-state bridge between Maharashtra Telangana, tractors could …

Whistleblower Says 'Will be Business as Usual After Polls' as Sand Mining Threatens to Soil Channi Image
3 years, 1 month ago

Whistleblower Says 'Will be Business as Usual After Polls' as Sand Mining Threatens to Soil Channi Image

News 18  

Gurnam Singh comes to the Bela bus stand in Chamkaur Sahib, Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s constituency, every day. He knows that Channi’s nephew Bhupinder Singh alias Honey has been sent to 14-day judicial custody in the illegal sand mind case. The prospect is worrisome for Gurnam Singh and my like him in the village who blew the whistle on …

Punjab CM Channi's nephew sent to judicial custody in sand mining case ahead of polls
3 years, 1 month ago

Punjab CM Channi's nephew sent to judicial custody in sand mining case ahead of polls

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey on Friday, February 11, was sent to 14-day judicial custody in the illegal sand mining case. The Enforcement Directorate arrested Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew, Bhupinder Singh Honey, under money laundering charges, in the illegal sand mining case late on February 3. The Enforcement Directorate claimed that Bhupinder …

Illegal mining case: Punjab CM Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey sent to ED custody till Feb 8
3 years, 1 month ago

Illegal mining case: Punjab CM Channi's nephew Bhupinder Singh Honey sent to ED custody till Feb 8

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew, Bhupendra Singh Honey, has been sent to Enforcement Directorate custody in connection with an illegal sand-mining case. In a statement, the Enforcement Directorate said "incriminating" documents related to the "illegal" sand mining and property transactions, mobile phones, gold worth more than Rs 21 lakh, and a Rolex watch worth Rs 12 lakh were …

ED raids Punjab CM Channi's relative, others in illegal sand mining case
3 years, 2 months ago

ED raids Punjab CM Channi's relative, others in illegal sand mining case

India Today  

The Enforcement Directorate is conducting searches in poll-bound Punjab, including at the premises linked to Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's alleged relatives in an illegal sand mining case, sources said. Read | Channi announces 'Mission Clean' to go strict on illicit sand mining, liquor and drug trade The ED raid was also conducted at Homeland society where CM Channi's …

ED Raid on Punjab CM's Nephew in Illegal Sand Mining Case, Weeks Before Polls; Congress Trains Guns on BJP
3 years, 2 months ago

ED Raid on Punjab CM's Nephew in Illegal Sand Mining Case, Weeks Before Polls; Congress Trains Guns on BJP

News 18  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew and several others were raided by the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday in connection with illegal sand mining, just weeks before the state goes to polls. The ED raided the locations as part of a money laundering probe against companies involved in illegal sand mining in the border state, officials said. Sources in the …

AAP refuses to take in 4 of Punjab Congress ministers over sand theft allegations
3 years, 3 months ago

AAP refuses to take in 4 of Punjab Congress ministers over sand theft allegations

India TV News  

AAP refuses to take in 4 of Punjab Congress ministers over sand theft allegations Aam Aadmi Party is an honest party and it does not need sand mafias, he added. AAP has refused to take on board four Punjab Congress ministers, who have been intending to join the party ahead of 2022 Assembly polls, due to their alleged involvement in …

Kejriwal Alleges Illegal Sand Mining Going on in Punjab CM's Constituency, Demands Probe
3 years, 3 months ago

Kejriwal Alleges Illegal Sand Mining Going on in Punjab CM's Constituency, Demands Probe

News 18  

Illegal sand mining is taking place in Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's constituency, and theft of sand worth Rs 20,000 crore is underway in the state, AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Tuesday. Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, also demanded an independent probe into the alleged illegal sand mining in Channi's home constituency and the registration of …

Bihar amends mine rules with aim to contain emboldened sand mining mafia
3 years, 8 months ago

Bihar amends mine rules with aim to contain emboldened sand mining mafia

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government is amending the mines rules to provision for levy of heavy fines following seizure of vehicles involved in illegal sand mining, which has shown no sign of abating, leading to environmental hazard and revenue losses. Sand mined from nearby Sone River in Patna and Bhojpur districts is shipped to Chirand in boats to be smuggled to north …

Punjab government imposes ban on sand mining at night
3 years, 11 months ago

Punjab government imposes ban on sand mining at night

India TV News  

The Punjab government on Saturday imposed a ban on sand mining at night, according to a statement. He warned of stringent action against violators and said anyone, including officers and police personnel, found conniving in illegal sand mining operations should also be dealt with strictly. During the meeting, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Minister, Water Resources, told the CM that the creation …

‘Daylight loot’: Kashmir farmers suffer as rivers illegally mined
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Daylight loot’: Kashmir farmers suffer as rivers illegally mined

Al Jazeera  

Start of the apple season hampered by unabated mining of rivers, hitting thousands of farmers as government officials admit lapses. ‘River resembles a war zone at night’ Sources in the government said roads were identified as a “priority sector” by the administration to “showcase the turnaround” in the infrastructural landscape after the region’s special status was scrapped and it was …

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 …

This 69-year-old Congress Leader is Walking 20km Every Day to Make Illegal Mining a Poll Issue
4 years, 6 months ago

This 69-year-old Congress Leader is Walking 20km Every Day to Make Illegal Mining a Poll Issue

News 18  

Ahead of the Assembly by-election in Madhya Pradesh, state Congress party has initiated a campaign against illegal mining and river conservation ‘padayatra’ in the Gwalior-Chambal region led by seven-time MLA from Lahar and former minister Govind Singh. According to sources, the Congress party was of the view that the ‘yatra’ should cover the entire Gwalior-Chambal region but sensing that dates …

Illegal sand mining operation busted in Dombivli
4 years, 6 months ago

Illegal sand mining operation busted in Dombivli

Hindustan Times  

Kalyan tehsil administration cracked down on illegal sand mining activity at Kumbharkhanpada along Dombivli Creek. HT Image Kalyan tehsildar Deepak Akade said, “We received complaints about sand mining, based on which we sent our teams to the spot. Our team will be deployed at the spot to ensure there is no such activity in future.” The action was taken following …

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 …

Shifting sands in Andhra Pradesh: On Jaganmohan Reddy government’s attempt to regulate sand mining
5 years, 4 months ago

Shifting sands in Andhra Pradesh: On Jaganmohan Reddy government’s attempt to regulate sand mining

The Hindu  

It’s 3.30 p.m. on a Sunday in November and there is hectic activity on the dry river bed of Nagavali. However, environmentalists caution that this sand mining policy still has a long way to go from being “legal” and “scientific”, as the government claims. In April 2019, a ₹100 crore fine was imposed by the NGT on the State government …

MP govt cracks whip on cops over illegal sand mining
5 years, 7 months ago

MP govt cracks whip on cops over illegal sand mining

India TV News  

A video showing a police official negotiating with the mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh has surfaced, revealing that the illegal activity is being done with the complicity of the police. The order said, "Illegal mining and its transportation is being done in the district but the police doesn't take appropriate action. Police force must be deployed to stop illegal mining …

Illegal sand mining: Capital works push up demand
5 years, 7 months ago

Illegal sand mining: Capital works push up demand

The Hindu  

The mighty Krishna, which disgorges from the rugged hill ranges of Palnadu and traverses through the deltaic plains before emptying itself into the Bay of Bengal, has not only emerged as a lifeline for the district, but its river bed continues to provide quality sand used in construction. The sand reaches across the river have met the needs of construction …

Illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh: Mafia takes to Narmada river to evade police as politicos play blame game
6 years ago

Illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh: Mafia takes to Narmada river to evade police as politicos play blame game

Firstpost  

The modus operandi of the sand mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh resembles a Bollywood action flick: the police is busy scanning roads in siren-blaring jeeps while the smugglers escape unchallenged over water. Bhopal: The modus operandi of the sand mining mafia in Madhya Pradesh resembles a Bollywood action flick: The police is busy scanning roads in siren-blaring jeeps while the …

Illegal sand mining: Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh fails to address menace despite tall pre-poll promises; state rivers suffer
6 years, 2 months ago

Illegal sand mining: Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh fails to address menace despite tall pre-poll promises; state rivers suffer

Firstpost  

Although the new government in Madhya Pradesh promised a slew of measures to tackle the problem, the ground reality is much grimmer. *** Bhopal: Before the 2018 Assembly elections, the Congress went hammer and tongs after BJP’s Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh government over rampant illegal sand mining in the state. Now, with the two parties swapping places, BJP’s Leader …

MP plans to deploy retired armymen in mining areas
8 years, 3 months ago

MP plans to deploy retired armymen in mining areas

Hindustan Times  

Facing flak over illegal mining and attacks by the mafia, the mineral resources department plans to rope in retired army personnel and the state industrial security force for deploying them in sensitive mining areas of Madhya Pradesh. Mafia tries to set 5 labourers afire over mining on Son riverbed Unidentified people related to sand mining mafia allegedly tried to burn …

NGT bans both legal, illegal sand mining on Yamuna
9 years, 4 months ago

NGT bans both legal, illegal sand mining on Yamuna

India TV News  

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal today banned sand mining on the Yamuna after a plea alleged that some private firms were engaged in the activity and a temporary bridge was made on the river obstructing its natural flow of water. The panel was hearing a plea filed by NGT Bar Association in which it was alleged that some land …

Letters to the editor
9 years, 8 months ago

Letters to the editor

The Hindu  

Sand mining IT is disturbing to note that illegal sand mining is in full swing across the country. However, Germany believed that the single currency would encourage weaker countries to import more from Germany, which, along with other financially strong eurozone countries, turned a Nelson’s eye to the fraud that Greece was perpetrating. Kumar New Delhi EVER since the Samajwadi …

Illegal sand mining rampant in Chittoor
10 years, 6 months ago

Illegal sand mining rampant in Chittoor

The Hindu  

With heightened construction activity, there has been a spurt in cases of sand mining, what with the dealers in sand leaving no stone unturned to meet the demand. The fine imposed by Revenue and Geology Departments while seizing the tractors that illegally ferry sand is hardly deterrent and they easily get away by paying the fine. The blatant violation did …

Manali tragedy: Himachal govt admits illegal sand mining involvement
10 years, 9 months ago

Manali tragedy: Himachal govt admits illegal sand mining involvement

Firstpost  

Himachal Pradesh government admitted that illegal sand mining has been flourishing along the Beas river and the activity is to be partially blamed for the tragedy. Shimla: Himachal Pradesh on Sunday admitted that illegal sand mining has been flourishing along the Beas river and the activity is to be partially blamed for the tragedy in which 24 students of an …

Sand miners turn villages into dumping grounds
10 years, 9 months ago

Sand miners turn villages into dumping grounds

Hindustan Times  

Miscreants indulging in illegal sand mining have turned the villages on the banks of Sutlej river into dumping grounds, in absence of any check by the police. According to residents of these villages, the illegal sand mining had adversely affected the river bank, and might lead to tragic repercussions in the upcoming monsoon season. He also alleged that some villagers …

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