Experts approved mineral sand mining project'
The ongoing civic agitation in Alappuzha, Kerala, against the Government decision to allow mineral sand mining is an attempt to hamper the industrial growth of the State, said Information and
The ongoing civic agitation in Alappuzha, Kerala, against the Government decision to allow mineral sand mining is an attempt to hamper the industrial growth of the State, said Information and
Encouraged by high prices and the huge demand for sand, illicit miners are working overtime to make most of the situation. Unlawful quarrying is rampant in almost all major sand-rich river basins in
The Union ministry of urban development has issued a notification stipulating that construction activities that create noise will not be allowed after 10 pm. However, construction of highways, roads,
It was revealed at a meeting of the Environmental Committee appointed to protect the Deduru Oya, that the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GS and MB) was still issuing permits for the transport of sand
Environmentalists Back Gadgil Committee Report On Western Ghats Conservation Kannur: At a time when the Centre has conceded to Kerala’s demands on Western Ghats by withdrawing its inprinciple acceptance of the Kasturirangan committee report, many environmentalists are harping on implementing the suggestions of the Madhav Gadgil committee report for its conservation.
The District Collector, Gyaneshkumar, has announced a ban on all sand mining activities in the district from July 1. The ban will be total or partial, depending on the availability of sand, and will
The Kerala Government has given exclusive right of mining and sale of sand in the rivers to the local bodies by amending the rules. Revenue Minister K.M. Mani told newsmen that the amendment was
Ravinder Sood Palampur, May 12 Despite the fact that the state government has restricted the use of tractors to agricultural purposes only. In Palampur, a large number of tractors are engaged in mining, quarrying, extraction of sand stone and transporting quarrying material from local streams and rivers to different towns.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of National Green Tribunal Bar Association Vs Ministry of Environment & Forests & Others dated 09/10/2013 on heavy illegal mining activity in the city
All the trucks transporting sand from the district should have Global Positioning System (GPS) within a week. Those lorries which do not have GPS will not be allowed to transport sand, warned Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj.
The decision by the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) to ban sand extraction in a lease area of less than five hectares has drawn a mixed reaction with environmentalists urging the government
The geology and mines directorate of UP has earned a revenue of about Rs 128 crore more than last year, simply by “plugging the loopholes”. After the Durga Sakthi Nagpal episode, the increased revenue
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Wednesday observed that a clear audit should be done on the effect and impact of mining activities on the environment so that mishaps and natural calamities of larger order could be prevented. A Bench comprising Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan and Justice C.T. Ravikumar observed that unscientific mining was creating impacts on environment. The court said that the geo-physical challenges posed to the terrains even on the onset of the monsoon would have to be treated as an eye opener.
A Kerala village strives to save Olive Ridley turtles threatened by indiscriminate sand mining
All seven functioning quarries ordered to be closed in Karur district Sand quarries in the river Cauvery that are more than five years old have remained shut since Saturday following the Madras High Court directive. Through Friday night, vehicles awaiting their turn to load sand were hurriedly cleared and excavators at the quarries withdrawn on orders from PWD officials. Field officials visited the quarries on Saturday and erected road blocks and dug trenches across the entrance to prevent truck movement.
The Supreme Court has declined to interfere with a Madras High Court judgement upholding the validity of an October 2003 Tamilnadu Government Order terminating all sand quarrying leases and taking
illegal sand extraction upstream of Cauvery has put the Deccan mahseer in danger.
With the AP High Court’s ban on sand quarrying coming into force across the state on Sunday, the real estate sector has sent an SOS to the government, asking it intervene and tackle the “crisis”. According to buil-ders, the construction costs will go up by about 15 per cent in the short term, as sand constitutes between 8 and 11 per cent of the total building cost.
Punjab unveils new mining policy The Punjab Government on Tuesday unveiled its new mining policy wherein it has proposed a cap on the maximum retail price of sand and to put it under the Essential Commodities Act to curb its hoarding.
Mahaweli River banks in the Hasalaka region have become a haven for illicit gem and sand miners. Complaints of illicit gem mining in Mahaweli at Hasalaka are made repeatedly at the Kandy District Coordinating Committee (DCC) meetings. But there seem to be not fruitful preventive action taken, by officials.