Illegal sand mining: Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh fails to address menace despite tall pre-poll promises; state rivers suffer
5 years, 11 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 of Opposition in the Assembly Gopal Bhargav has alleged the same — the government is involved in illegal sand mining. This has impacted Centre- Killing the rivers, says Medha Patkar Explaining the impact illegal sand mining has on the ecology, activist Medha Patkar, who has been waging the Narmada Bachao Andolan for years, said, “Any kind of excavation activity is strictly prohibited near a water source, like a river, as per a Supreme Court order. Patkar said, “Madhya Pradesh was the only state that challenged NGT’s August 2013 order, seeking an exemption from the ban imposed on the mining of minor minerals, including sand, without environmental clearance from the MoEF.

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Odisha Minister’s Surprise Raid Busts Illegal Sand Transportation
13 hours, 57 minutes 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 Excavation From Swarnamukhi River Continues
3 weeks ago

Illegal Sand Excavation From Swarnamukhi River Continues

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Rampant illegal sand mining is thriving across Naidupeta, Pellakuru and Ozili mandals through excessive exploitation of the Swarnamukhi river and its banks. Meanwhile, ordinary people like us struggle to get sand for our house construction and we are forced to pay hefty bribes," lamented a resident from Bhimavaram village in Naidupeta mandal. Locals obstructed the illegal activities being carried …

BJP Alleges Massive Fraud in Sand Sales
4 weeks, 2 days ago

BJP Alleges Massive Fraud in Sand Sales

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: The BJP’s Rajamahendravaram rural committee has alleged massive fraud in the sand distribution and urged district officials to streamline the supply from the Boat Men's Societies. BJP OBC Morcha state president Rongala Gopi Srinivas and the party’s rural constituency president NVBN Achary submitted a representation to district revenue officer Sitharama Murthy in the grievance hall on Monday. They alleged …

Check illegal sand mining or will order CBI probe: Madras HC
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Reddy mining case now trump card for Congress in Sandur
2 months ago

Reddy mining case now trump card for Congress in Sandur

New Indian Express  

SANDUR, BALLARI : Countering BJP, Congress has raked up the illegal mining case, especially targeting former minister Janardhana Reddy, who was arrested and barred from entering Ballari for years for his alleged involvement in illegal mining. During his campaigning, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Reddy’s induction into BJP shows how the saffron party is tolerant towards corrupt people. Labour Minister Santosh …

NGT Directs Chhattisgarh PCB To Impose Penalty On Violators For Ilegal Sand Mining
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NGT Directs Chhattisgarh PCB To Impose Penalty On Violators For Ilegal Sand Mining

Live Law  

The central bench of National Green Tribunal has directed the Chhattisgarh State Pollution Control Board to realise the environmental compensation from the violators conducting illegal mining.A bench of Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Dr. A. Senthil Vel directed that, "that the recommendations submitted by the Joint Committee must be strictly complied with and further direct that. The central bench of …

Illegal sand mining in Chaliyar goes unchecked as locals slam police, Revenue dept.
4 months, 4 weeks 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
6 months, 1 week 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 …

SC issues guidelines to curb illegal sand mining in AP
7 months, 4 weeks 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
8 months, 2 weeks 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
11 months 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 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, 1 month 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 …

Illegal mining casts shadow on Narmada politics in poll season
1 year, 2 months ago

Illegal mining casts shadow on Narmada politics in poll season

Hindustan Times  

Narmadapuram: Five kilometres away from the office of the Naramadapuram superintendent of police, 52-year-old Dhanraj Raikwar works furiously at the Kharra Ghat, filling sand from the banks of the Narmada into a rickety trolley. “Three companies won bids of different mines and it was executed on October 31, so there is nothing illegal.” But district mining officer Devesh Markam said …

Action against illegal quarrying will be taken based on spot report: Minister
1 year, 6 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, 6 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 …

Karnataka: Cop on duty crushed to death by sand mafia's tractor
1 year, 6 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 …

Killer mafia: The Hindu Editorial on the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu and attacks on public servants
1 year, 8 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 …

Bihar team of mining officials thrashed for stopping trucks in Patna; 44 arrested
1 year, 8 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 …

Tension mounts as police stop AP BJP chief Veerraju from illegal sand mining areas
1 year, 9 months ago

Tension mounts as police stop AP BJP chief Veerraju from illegal sand mining areas

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Tension mounted when the police stopped a convoy of state BJP chief Somu Veerraju while he was heading for areas where illegal mining was taking place near the sand reaches on the outskirts of Vykuntapuram village in Palnadu district on Monday. There have been allegations of illegal mining of sand even by using heavy machines. The police stopped the …

Jharkhand Assembly breaks into uproar over ‘illegal mining’
1 year, 9 months ago

Jharkhand Assembly breaks into uproar over ‘illegal mining’

The Hindu  

The Jharkhand Assembly on March 18 witnessed noisy scenes over alleged illegal mining in the mineral-rich State with opposition BJP MLAs demanding a probe by a House panel. The BJP MLAs said illegal explosives were being used for mining and hills were disappearing from the State’s Santhal Pargana and Palamu divisions, causing huge losses to the State exchequer and environment. …

Karnataka Lokayukta raid illegal sand mining sites
2 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka Lokayukta raid illegal sand mining sites

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Karnataka Lokayukta police raided various sites in Dakshina Kannada district where illegal sand mining was allegedly going on and confiscated assets worth Rs 40 lakh, including vehicles. Lokayukta SP K Laxmi Ganesh had formed three teams under the leadership of DSPs Kalavati, B Cheluvaraju and inspector A Amanullah, after receiving many complaints about illegal sand mining in the district, …

DC Impact: Sand stocks in Jammikunta of Karimnagar closed
2 years, 3 months ago

DC Impact: Sand stocks in Jammikunta of Karimnagar closed

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: The sand stock yards in Jammikunta mandal are ordered closed amid complaints of illegal sand mining and huge damage to roads. The order was in response to a news in Deccan Chronicle with the heading ‘Illegal sand mining goes unabated’ in Jammikunta mandal of Huzurabad constituency. Hundreds of lorry-loads of sand are transported illegally from various quarries in the …

Border visit by Punjab Governor sparks concerns
2 years, 4 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 or technical fault?
2 years, 4 months ago

Illegal mining or technical fault?

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Illegal sand mining near the pillars of a bridge has resulted in the sinking of the bridge twice last month. Locals say the floodwaters released into Peddavagu and Vattivagu bridge caused heavy pressure on the pillar that was already weak due suspectedly to illegal sand mining or engineering fault. He alleged that illegal sand mining near the pillars caused …

Illegal mining thrives in resource-rich Aravalli
2 years, 5 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 …

VB will probe illegal mining cases: Punjab minister in House
2 years, 6 months ago

VB will probe illegal mining cases: Punjab minister in House

Hindustan Times  

Punjab cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday informed the Vidhan Sabha that he will refer cases of illegal sand mining to the state vigilance bureau for investigation. Mines minister Harjot Bains was responding to a query raised by AAP’s Ropar MLA Dinesh Chadha during the Question Hour. E-vehicle policy in works On a question raised by Congress MLA Avtar …

Illegal sand mining rampant in old Karimnagar district
2 years, 6 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. …

Mine It: UP Government to Promote Use of Artificial Sand for Construction Over Next 100 Days
2 years, 8 months ago

Mine It: UP Government to Promote Use of Artificial Sand for Construction Over Next 100 Days

News 18  

To balance the demand-supply chain, the Uttar Pradesh government will encourage the use of artificial sand in the state in the next 100 days. Presenting the action plan for the next 100 days, two and five years, the Department of Geology and Mining said their priority is to make available minerals at affordable rates while promoting legal mining. HERE’S THE …

Illegal sand mining rampant in erstwhile Adilabad district
2 years, 9 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
2 years, 11 months 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 …

Illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region
3 years, 4 months ago

Illegal stone quarrying in Karnataka’s Mandya region

The Hindu  

O ver the past few decades, stone quarries in Pandavpura taluk in Mandya district have met the burgeoning needs of the construction industry in parts of south Karnataka including Mysuru, Mandya, Kodagu and Hassan districts. Ambareesh represented in the Lok Sabha for three terms, alleged that most of the stone mining in the region was illegal and caused “structural damage …

Bihar amends mine rules with aim to contain emboldened sand mining mafia
3 years, 6 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 …

‘Daylight loot’: Kashmir farmers suffer as rivers illegally mined
3 years, 9 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 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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
4 years, 10 months 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, 1 month 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, 4 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 …

Madhya Pradesh minister Govind Singh flays own govt over 'plundering of natural resources', says 90% cops in cahoots with mining mafia
5 years, 4 months ago

Madhya Pradesh minister Govind Singh flays own govt over 'plundering of natural resources', says 90% cops in cahoots with mining mafia

Firstpost  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh minister Govind Singh on Wednesday accused the police officers of corruption due to which illegal mining is taking place in the state. The state government has also not taken any strict decision to put an end to the illegal mining in the state”, Singh told ANI. I have appealed to Chief Minister Kamal Nath to put an …

Curbs on illegal sand mining in AP hits Bengaluru builders
5 years, 5 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 …

Illegal sand mining: Capital works push up demand
5 years, 5 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: Construction workers hit hard
5 years, 5 months ago

Illegal sand mining: Construction workers hit hard

The Hindu  

While the ban on sand mining has been successful in clamping down on the sand mafia to a large extent in the district, its consequences are just not limited to the so-called mafia. "There are about 85,000 construction workers in Kurnool city," said J. Nageswara Rao, district secretary of the Building and Other Construction Workers Union. However, Mr. Rao claimed …

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, CBI, five states on petition seeking investigation into illegal sand mining
5 years, 5 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 mining in Uttar Pradesh: How it got bigger
5 years, 5 months ago

Illegal mining in Uttar Pradesh: How it got bigger

India TV News  

The earth always yielded gold but the politicians in Uttar Pradesh realised this about two decades ago when two Bahujan Samaj Party ministers reportedly began giving away mining lease to available parties and started minting money without any effort or investment. A senior CBI official said that the court order stated that new mining leases on and after May 31, …

Sand shortage hits construction activity in Prakasam district
5 years, 5 months ago

Sand shortage hits construction activity in Prakasam district

The Hindu  

The construction activity has been severely affected in Prakasam district in view of the shortage of sand. “The construction activity is very dull now in view of sand shortage,” said a builder here Alla Venkateswara Rao. Taking a serious note of the present situation, the district administration plans to set up stock points in Markapur and Kandukur divisions and make …

CBI conducts searches at 12 locations in 8 cities of UP in connection with illegal mining scam
5 years, 6 months ago

CBI conducts searches at 12 locations in 8 cities of UP in connection with illegal mining scam

India TV News  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has registered two separate cases related to alleged illegal sand mining in Uttar Pradesh and conducted searches at 12 locations in eight cities of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday. Act, 2018 against then District Magistrate, Fatehpur and six others including then mining minister in government of UP, three public servants, two private persons and unknown public …

Odisha plans separate agency to regulate illegal sand mining
5 years, 6 months ago

Odisha plans separate agency to regulate illegal sand mining

Hindustan Times  

With illegal lifting and theft of sand proving to be a continuous challenge, the Odisha government is planning to start a separate directorate to regulate mining of minor minerals. Last month, the reporter of a leading Odia daily in coastal Balasore district was grievously injured after sand mining mafia attacked him for writing against illegal mining. Officials in the state …

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