Call for total ban on sea-sand mining
The draft fisheries policy which calls for vesting the ownership of all fishing craft and gear with the traditional fisherfolk and a total ban on sea-sand mining, was adopted at a high-level meeting
The draft fisheries policy which calls for vesting the ownership of all fishing craft and gear with the traditional fisherfolk and a total ban on sea-sand mining, was adopted at a high-level meeting
Sand mining from almost all the rivers in Kerala goes on unabated despite the restrictions and controls imposed by the State Government. It has not only deepened the river beds to below the sea level
Differences among scientists over the contentious issue of sea sand mining came to the fore at a one-day workshop on the issue here today. While some cautioned the coastal States against
The mineral sand mining project, cleared by the State Cabinet recently, is facing mounting opposition because of its alleged ecological impact on the coastal belt in Alappuzha district. The Rs
The centre has appointed a three-member state-level impact assessment authority (IAA) to issue environmental clearances for minor mineral leases in Gujarat. In an official gazette notification, environment
The lorries were seized by the Revenue Department officials KANCHEEPURAM: Show cause notices have been issued to the owners of 20 sand lorries seized by the District Revenue Department officials at Sathanancheri in Uthiramerur taluk. According to official sources, the Uthiramerur tasildar, Kasthuri received a tip off that sand was being quarried illegally from river Palar at Sathanancheri, w
Villagers of Kalur on the Uthiramerur-Kancheepuram road staged a road-roko and stopped several sand-laden lorries protesting against sand quarrying from the Palar by the Government violating its own
The High Court may have handed out a lifeline to the battered Adyar estuary in Chennaiby ruling against sand quarrying and unauthorised structures, but unless drastic remediation measures are put in
States get authority to give clearance to mines less than 25 hectares By revising guidelines for considering proposals for the grant of environmental clearance, the Central Government has cleared the decks for allowing mining up to 25 hectares (62 acres).
Minister of State for Mineral Resources Rajendra Shukl today assured the Assembly that a comprehensive inquiry would take place into cases of illegal sand extraction in Khargone district after adequate details were provided by Opposition members.
Mumbai In the wake of recent Bombay High Court order imposing a state-wide ban on sand extraction from river-beds, developers in Mumbai have asked the state government to allow them more time to switch to some other alternative means. The Builders
The banks of the Periyar (Kerala) have become the burial ground of valloms (country boats), as these boats, which were seized by the police while being used for mining sand from the river
The Centre has asked the Ministry of Mines to prepare a Techno-Economic Feasibility Report in consultation with the Assam Government to exploit the huge reserves of silica sand reserves at Jiajuri in Nagaon district. Following encouraging exploration reports it has been decided that a glass industry would be set up in the region using the silica sand either by Government of Assam or in joint venture with private participation, sources said.
Bowing to the demand of its allies, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government on Monday decided not to go ahead with the decision to privatise sand quarrying. In a resolution adopted at the end of a meeting of political parties represented in the Assembly here, a resolution was adopted to the effect that the government would continue sand quarrying across the State. Trucks could be permitted to carry up to three units of sand and the law should be amended to ensure that sand was not smuggled to neighbouring States, it said.
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to take stern action against those who quarry and transport sand illegaly. "It is high time the government issued strict instructions to
April 29: Vigilance and enforcement officials seized six earth moving machines, 26 lorries and eight tractors used for excavation of sand illegally from the sand reaches of the Pennar river near Jonnawada in Buchireddyp-alem mandal and Pothireddypalem in Kovur mandal during surprise raids on Thursday.
The extraction of oil from the second largest reserves in the world has merely begun, but the environmental costs are already skyrocketing. Canadian NGOs claim tar sand development is the most destructive project on earth.
Strict Laws to Govern Mining of Minor Minerals in 6 Mths. Order to affect construction sector as it uses minor minerals such as sand, gravel and boulders The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and
P. Sudhakar Mud road formed to enable lorries reach Tamirabharani Not a good sign: A mud road, formed by sand miners, branching off a Palayamkottai-Seevalaperi stretch near Kirubha Nagar.
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court (SC) has directed the country's Central Environmental Authority (CEA) and the police to take necessary action to prevent illegal sand mining. It has also asked the CEA to