Illegal sand-mining rampant at Kadalundy estuary
Abdul Latheef Naha MALAPPURAM: Sand from the Kadalundi estuary is being mined recklessly and illegally, posing a threat to the bird sanctuary of Kadalundi. Ornithologists and environmental experts have been warning that disappearance of mudflats in the estuary would lead to destruction of the sanctuary. Although the Kadalundi panchayat permits mining of sand in a limited way from quite a