Costal resources development affected by sand mining
"The coastal resources development in the country was adversely affected by adhoc sand mining in the rivers and specially estuaries, said Coastal Resources Development Project Director Nissanka
"The coastal resources development in the country was adversely affected by adhoc sand mining in the rivers and specially estuaries, said Coastal Resources Development Project Director Nissanka
Mumbai Special bodies at district level will monitor illegal sand mining and other violations of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms.
The district administration has launched a campaign against illegal sand mining in Uttar Pradesh. On the orders of the District Magistrate, Ajay Chauhan, Asstt DM, Dadri Ghanishyam Singh raided a
DINDIGUL: More than 1,000 persons from Kosavapatti and Padiyur villages thronged the Collectorate here on Friday demanding immediate action against rampant illegal sand mining at Varattaru river near their villages. Both villages have been facing acute drinking water crisis owing to massive lifting of sand from the river, they charged. Such activities should be stopped immediately and action
The state government has proposed to amend the existing rules to curb illegal sand quarrying in the state by increasing the penalty three-fold; from Rs 10,000 to Rs 30,000 per truck carrying sand without a valid permit. According to the proposed amendment, the penalty imposed on each tractor carrying five tonnes of sand will be Rs 15,000 and Rs 3,000 per additional tonne. As per existing rules, the government can grant a lease for a period of more than one year.
<p>Munrothuruthu (‘Munroe Island’) is a place renowned for continuous settlement, in the Kollam district of Kerala. The Indian Ocean earthquake and Tsunami of 2004 triggered this major problem.
Say mining permission was given to an individual despite their opposition About 100 villagers from Chinnareddipatti near Peraiyur thronged the Collectorate here on Monday demanding immediate cancellation
Unable to bear the noise and air pollution due to sand mining and ship repair work along Panvel river, Belapur residents have decided to file a public interest litigation against the Maharashtra
After a brief lull, quarrying of river sand commenced in five places on Monday, taking the total number of re-opened sand quarries to 12. On Wednesday last, seven quarries resumed operations. Of the 12 functioning quarries, five are on the Coleroon river (two each in Thanjavur and Nagapattinam districts and one in Ariyalur); five on the Cauvery (four in Karur and one in Tiruchi) and two on the Gundar (both in Virudhunagar), according to officials of the Public Works Department (PWD).
This time it is not merely crying wolf! The Indian Gray Wolf, inhabiting scrub lands and the ravines along the banks of the Central Indian rivers, needs protection. The immediate threat to the Indian wolf
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Officials in the mining industry are to announce Wednesday (August 20) a decision to curtail quarry operations along the Rio Minho in Clarendon. A statement from the Mines and Geology
Some local influentials are lifting sand mindlessly from the Surma River in Sadar and Dakshin Surma upazilas under Sylhet district defying restriction by the authorities concerned. Illegal sand lifting
BELAGAVI: District minister Ramesh Jarkiholi hoisted the national flag at the CPEd Ground here on the Independence Day. He also honoured freedom fighters and released a booklet highlighting the Congress
Despite a complete ban on sand mining on beaches, illegal mining is continuing at Alibaug, as confirmed by TOI during a visit to the beach on Monday.
The Jaipur Metro Project on Monday rushed to the Supreme Court complaining that its construction work was badly hit by an order of the Rajasthan High Court extending the SC's ban on mining in Aravalli hill range to extraction of sand from Banas river bed. Appearing for the metro project, scheduled to be completed by June 2013, attorney general G E Vahanvati informed a bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and C K Prasad that there never was a ban on extraction of sand from the river bed.
Chief Incumbent of Bingiriya Rajamaha Viharaya, Ven. Malapone Atthadhassi Nayaka thera yesterday called for personal intervention of President Mahinda Rajapakse to curb rampant sand mining along the
R. Arivanantham KRISHNAGIRI: Illegal sand mining seems to be on the rise in Krishnagiri, fast depleting the district
Expected to be a permanent solution to the problem The district administration has decided to toughen measures to prevent illegal sand-mining by constituting vigilance committees at all local bodies.
Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene staged a protest on Monday demanding the curbing of illegal sand mining and nationalisation of mining.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) today banned mining along the Neugal river between Alampur and Bundla in Palampur. The tribunal passed the order on the petition filed by Baljeet Singh Bhateria in