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 for failing to prevent illegal sand mining. New sand mining policy When the YSR Congress government assumed power, it appointed a committee to recommend modalities for affordable pricing of sand while ensuring stable revenue for the State government. Sand scarcity The genesis of legal sand mining in the State lies in the crisis that the construction industry faced in the State a few months after the new government assumed power.

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Odisha Minister’s Surprise Raid Busts Illegal Sand Transportation
14 hours, 20 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 …

Officials, politicians facilitate sand smuggling in Bhadrachalam: Locals
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Officials, politicians facilitate sand smuggling in Bhadrachalam: Locals

New Indian Express  

KHAMMAM: With sand smuggling allowed to grow unchecked across Bhadrachalam, residents are accusing officials and political leaders, from the ruling and opposition parties, of allowing the illegal operation to flourish in the temple town. Smugglers, reportedly operating with the support of ruling party leaders, illegally transport sand using tractors at night, the locals explained. N Krishna, a resident of Burgampad, …

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 …

Protests grow over government decision to resume mineral sand mining at Thottappally
5 months, 1 week ago

Protests grow over government decision to resume mineral sand mining at Thottappally

The Hindu  

Protest is brewing against the State government’s decision to restart mineral sand mining at Thottappally in Alappuzha. Permission to KMML Last month, the government granted permission to Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited to extract mineral-rich sand from the Thottappally pozhi and spillway channel to ensure the smooth flow of floodwaters from Kuttanad to the sea during the monsoon season. Last …

Remote Sensing Agency to Help AP Check Illegal Mining: Kollu Ravindra
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Remote Sensing Agency to Help AP Check Illegal Mining: Kollu Ravindra

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Minister for mines and geology, Kollu Ravindra, has announced plans to rope in the National Remote Sensing Agency to pinpoint illegal mining activities carried out in several areas in AP. In a reply to the queries from members during the ‘Question Hour’ in the Legislative Council here on Tuesday, the minister said, “During 2019-24, as many as 1,766 cases …

New Andhra Pradesh sand policy benefits unorganised sector: TD leaders
6 months, 1 week ago

New Andhra Pradesh sand policy benefits unorganised sector: TD leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Telugu Desam leaders on Sunday asserted that the sand policy being implemented in the state is benefitting the unorganised sector. Speaking to media on Sunday, MP Bastipati Nagaraju, party state general secretary Somisetty Venkateswarlu, and parliamentary segment president Palakurthi Thikkareddy underlined that the previous government transported sand to Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, ignoring the local requirements. They accused …

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 …

ED sends dossier to DGP, says 23.6L units of sand mined illegally in TN
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Activists protest mining activities in Sandur
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Activists protest mining activities in Sandur

Deccan Chronicle  

Ballari: Environmentalists and activists are gearing up for a large-scale movement to stop mining activities in Sandur, despite recent interventions by the state government. Last week, Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy approved the commencement of mining by Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited in Devadari, Sandur taluk. Sreeshaila Aladhalli, Vice President of the Samaj Parivartana Samudaya warned …

Fish kill in Periyar triggers call against river sand mining
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Fish kill in Periyar triggers call against river sand mining

The Hindu  

The mass death of fish in the Edayar stretch of the Periyar last week has prompted environmentalists to once again raise voice against the government’s decision to mine sand from river beds after a gap of nearly a decade. Though sand mining has not been carried out in the State since 2016 for want of environmental clearance, river protection activists …

NGT Says Sand Mining in Manair Illegal, Imposes ’25cr Penalty on Irrigation, Mining Departments
7 months, 3 weeks 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
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 …

Labourers in Vijayawada in the lurch due to A.P. govt.’s new sand policy
8 months, 1 week ago

Labourers in Vijayawada in the lurch due to A.P. govt.’s new sand policy

The Hindu  

On a Friday morning, with the mercury soaring to 42 degrees Celsius, Balu, 35, seated on a bench under an awning of a tea stall with a newspaper in hand, is fidgety. “This has been our everyday situation for the past five years,” Balu says, wiping off the sweat beads on his forehead with a red towel wrapped around his …

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 …

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Chittor District Collector To Ensure No Illegal Sand Mining & Extraction Is Permitted At Neeva River Bed
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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 …

Revanth Reddy Announces New Sand Policy Amidst Rampant Illegal Mining
11 months ago

Revanth Reddy Announces New Sand Policy Amidst Rampant Illegal Mining

The Hindu  

Stating that the present sand policy in Telangana has become a scourge of corruption Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has announced that a new sand policy would be unveiled with the interests of the consumers in mind apart from generating revenue for the government. Mr. Reddy said the surprise inspection revealed 25% of the sand was being moved illegally and …

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 …

Coastline in Crisis | The perils facing the shoreline
1 year, 2 months ago

Coastline in Crisis | The perils facing the shoreline

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai finds itself enmeshed in a battle with a concealed enemy that increases its vulnerability to climate change and imperils its structural and environmental stability. “Rampant sand mining poses a significant threat for coastal cities,” said Anjal Prakash, clinical associate professor and research director at the Bharti Institute of Public Policy at the Indian School of Business. “The Mumbai region …

ED inspects quarry sites across Tamil Nadu, begins probe into illegal sand mining
1 year, 3 months ago

ED inspects quarry sites across Tamil Nadu, begins probe into illegal sand mining

The Hindu  

Officials of the Directorate of Enforcement on Sunday, October 8, 2023 visited sand quarry sites across Tamil Nadu to measure the sand available at stockyards and assess the quantum of sand mined in recent times. To get today’s top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter According to police sources, investigators, assisted by …

In Tamil Nadu, yet another sand storm
1 year, 3 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 …

Sand mafia earned ₹40,000 crore with ‘tacit support’ of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, alleges Chandrababu Naidu
1 year, 4 months ago

Sand mafia earned ₹40,000 crore with ‘tacit support’ of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, alleges Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has alleged that the YSR Congress Party leaders are behind the sand mafia which has earned ₹40,000 crore by excavating minor minerals and selling them in violation of norms despite a stay imposed by National Green Tribunal and the same being upheld by Supreme Court. More than 40 lakh construction workers have …

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 …

Tamil Nadu | Illegal sand mining gang threatens villagers in Dindigul district
1 year, 6 months ago

Tamil Nadu | Illegal sand mining gang threatens villagers in Dindigul district

The Hindu  

Villagers of T Panchampatti in Dindigul district submitted a petition to the Collector on Monday, saying that despite pressing the panic button on illegal sand mining a fortnight ago, Sanarpatti police failed to take any action. The petitioners led by V. Suresh of Poongampadi in Sanarpatti police station limits submitted that they had informed the police about sand mining in …

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 …

Ex-CM Naidu writes to Chief Minister Jagan on illegal sand mining
1 year, 7 months ago

Ex-CM Naidu writes to Chief Minister Jagan on illegal sand mining

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Telugu Desam national president Nara Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, protesting against police excesses on Dalits who objected to illegal sand mining by ruling YSRC leaders at Chinchinada in Yelamanchili mandal of West Godavari district. Of late, ruling YSRC leaders including Mudunuri Prasad Raju, MLA, and Kavuru Srinivas, MLC, have been …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

In Pictures: Illegal sand mining threatens Bangladesh farmland
4 years ago

In Pictures: Illegal sand mining threatens Bangladesh farmland

Al Jazeera  

Rapid urbanisation is driving up demand for sand in Bangladesh, leading to uncontrolled and mostly illegal extraction of sandstone and rocks from the riverbeds. The hunger for sand is threatening the flood embankments around the Jamuna river and putting farmland at risk in Tangail and Sirajganj districts in northern Bangladesh, threatening the livelihoods of local farmers. “They illegally take away …

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 …

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 …

Telangana sand mining worries NGT
5 years, 4 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 …

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 …

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 …

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