Collector cancels sea sand mining licence
Following the report of large scale unauthorised mining of sea sand from the Walayar river in Palakkad district of Kerala, District Collector Sanjeev Kaushik visited the site and has directed the
Following the report of large scale unauthorised mining of sea sand from the Walayar river in Palakkad district of Kerala, District Collector Sanjeev Kaushik visited the site and has directed the
The Chamarajanagara Zilla Abhivriddhi Horata Samiti and Hogenakal Jalapata Ulisi Zilla Samiti has urged the Governor to seek the immediate intervention of the President for stalling the Tamil Nadu Government's "unethical' attempts to build a reservoir across the Cauvery in the vicinity of Hogenakal Falls. It has clarified that the ongoing works on the reservoir should be stalled until a joint survey by Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Government was conducted and the Supreme Court pronounced its stand on the Cauvery Waters Dispute Tribunal's final report. Office-bearers The office-bearers of the samitis, Ashwathnarayana, Puttaraje Urs, Simeon D'Silva and K. Veerabhadraswamy, told presspersons here on Friday that it was not clear on what grounds work orders for the reservoir in the forest area had been issued. The Tamil Nadu Government had approved the drinking water project contradicting its own stand. It was know that Karnataka wanted to launch a drinking water project to Male Mahadeshwara Hills. But the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa objected to it, they said. Encroachment They alleged that encroachment of the Karnataka lands, illegal sand mining from Gopinatham, black stone mining from Palar Munji tank, increasing illegal structures at Hogenakal Island, Atnakampatti, Jambutapatti and Alambadi villages had reflected the "connivance' of the Karnataka Forest Department officials with the Tamil Nadu at the cost of agricultural production.
Illegal mining of sand and minerals transportation is continued in the Kesla block of Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh despite a ban imposed by the mining corporation. These sand mines belong
KOCHI: Illegal mining and transportation of river sand has become rampant in the district as the authorities failed to open adequate number of `kalavaras
A regional squad of the Revenue Department will conduct intensive checking in various locations of Vadakara taluk following complaints from people’s representatives that illegal mining thrives in the area
<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs. Dr. Sarvabhoum Bagali (State of Karnataka) dated 11/09/2017 regarding mechanical mining of minerals
Multitudes in Tamil Nadu face a bleak future as sand mining adversely affects local water and land resources in hundreds of villages, a "people's public hearing" was informed today. Illegal sand
The District Collector, Ernakulam, Kerala, has submitted a report before the Kerala High Court stating that a total ban on sand mining from July 1 to September 30 would be imposed to regulate sand
The Kerala High Court has directed that mining of land sand should not be permitted in any area very close to buildings, roads and railway lines, in violation of the Kerala Minor Mineral Concession
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<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs Chief Secretary, State of Bihar & Others dated 23/04/2019 regarding illegal mining on Phalgu river in Belagunj and Khizar sarai
Delay in awarding sand quarrying leases is making life difficult for daily labourers.
The principal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a bailable warrant to the tune of Rs 25,000 against the state of Rajasthan represented through the principal resident commissioner while
Huge profit margin lures even influential politicians. Illegal sand extraction from river beds in the district has become rampant due to great demand in Bangalore and Mysore — driven by boom in construction
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned digging of earth across the country for making bricks and roads without prior environment clearance. A bench headed by Justice P Jyothimani has directed the
N V Vijayakumar,Bangalore, dhns: With soaring construction activity and limited availability of sand, Kerala is all set to provide a boom time for sand miners in Karnataka. According to sources with the Revenue and Industries department in Kerala, plans are afoot to approach Karnataka to meet the growing demand for sand in the Coastal State.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday upheld a rule in Tamil Nadu Minor Mineral Concession Rules making it mandatory for dealers in river sand to obtain a licence for setting up stockyard. The rule also makes it compulsory for the stockists to obtain the sale slip from the local Deputy Tahsildar. Dismissing a batch of over 500 writ petitions challenging the newly introduced rule, filed at the principal seat here and the Madurai Bench, the First Bench of Chief Justice M.Y. Eqbal and Justice T.S. Sivagnanam said that Rule 38-C was fully in conformity with the Mines and Minerals
<p>Rajasthan Mineral Policy 2015 released by the chief minister Vasundhara Raje raises the mineral exploitation area in the state to 1.5% from the existing 0.54%. Increasing the number of minerals under mining from 57 to 79 it calls upon the industry to adopt modern environmentally acceptable technology for exploring the mineral riches.</p>
Indefinite relay satyagraha in front of panchayat office A joint action council of environmental activists and people of Kalanjur panchayat, near Pathanapuram, in the district began an indefinite relay
Kerala High Court today dismissed a petition by the State Government seeking relaxation on the total ban on sand mining in the