HC directive on sand mining
The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) was today directed by a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court to ascertain whether the distance, 50 metre from bridges, within which sand mining is
The Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) was today directed by a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court to ascertain whether the distance, 50 metre from bridges, within which sand mining is
The Pathanamthitta District Collector S Sukumaran today banned sand mining from all rivers in the district till the final verdict of kerala High Court on this issue which is expected on February 27.
The Kerala Kettida Nirmana Thozhilali Congress (KKNTC) will stage a protest march, along the lines of 'Dandi March', against the ban of sand mining, on September 24.
A public hearing brings to light the serious threat sand mining, often illegal, poses to the ecology and livelihoods in many districts of Tamil
Eco friends has expressed concern over the government apathy towards the millions of high density plastic bags used for the construction of barriers and motorable track during the sand mining
A least two villages on the left bank of the Yamuna face the threat of getting flooded this year because of illegal sand mining very near the first marginal bundh. The bundh is the only barrier
The Kerala High Court today directed the Kozhikode District Collector to conduct an inquiry through the Revenue Divisional Officer(RDO) concerned with regard to sand mining on the bank of Mahe river
Hundreds of workers today took out a march to the Kerala High Court and submitted a memorandum before the Registrar praying for the withdrawal of the court ban on sand
The reported statement of Opposition Leader V S Achuthanandan on the agitation against the privatisation of mineral sand-mining has surprised many in the LDF. Achuthanandan told at Alapuzha that he
Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Minister P Srinivas Reddy said that action would be taken against the leaseholders of sand mining, if they carried out quarrying within 500 metres of existing structures
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court today admitted a writ petition seeking to command the Government to impose the sand mining holiday in all rivers in Kerala from June to October every year
A meeting of the Ernakulam district, Kerala, expert committee on sand mining control and river bank protection chaired by District Collector Gyanesh Kumar today adopted several crucial decisions
The Kochi district expert-committee meeting, presided over by District Collector Gyanesh Kumar, has decided to sanction sand mining from the river banks in the city. The sanction was given after the
In a bid to clear the controversy surrounding the sea sand mining issue, the Govt has decided to approach central research agencies, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and the National Institute of
A joint convention of the Matsyathozhilali Samyuktha Samithi held in Thiruvananthapuram today decided to launch protest against the move for sea sand mining from March
The pro-Congress Kerala Pradesh Matsya Thozhilai Congress, will launch an agitation demanding withdrawal of the sea-sand mining project proposed to be implemented in the
The Kerala Government has decided not to go ahead with the controversial sea-sand mining project in the wake of the stiff opposition from political parties, environmentalists and various other
The large-sclale illegal sand-mining in the Pampa is posing threat to the newly-constructed bridge in Ranni and the pump houses of Kerala Water Authority in
Illegal sand mining on the banks of Tungabhadra River continues despite prohibitory orders issued by the Mines and Geology Department. Mines and Geology Minister V Muniyappa in a statement issued at
The auction of sand mines in 186 villages of Ludhiana district, Punjab which was held by the Industries Department, has raised a stink in the state circles with allegations of foul play dominating