No effort to check illegal sand mining in Tirunelveli
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.
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Supreme Court's directive to centre and state Govts
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
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Sand sale fetches Rs. 3.66 crore for government
The Tamil Government has earned a sum of Rs.3.66 crore as proceeds from the sale of river sand from Palar riverbed in Kancheepuram during a period of 44 days ending on July
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Sand mafia rule Kharkai riverbanks
- Adityapur Municipal Council bleeds as transporters evade tax Jamshedpur, April 28: On the banks of Kharkai, a row of trucks wait for their turn to get loaded. Sand is what they carry. Sometimes the consignment is authorised, but more often it
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Illegal quarrying of sand detected
Illegal mining of sand from the area of panchayat of Kasoor village in Dera Baba Nanak Development block on Indo-Pakistan border in this district has come to light. Mining of sand from the shamlat
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SOS to Paswan to stop illegal mining
The West Bengal state government has sent an SOS to the Centre, requesting it to immediately fill up the abandoned coal mines with sand to prevent illegal mining operations in the Ranigunj Asansol
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HC for panel to curb sand quarrying
The Madras High Court has directed the Government to constitute a committee comprising scientists, geologists and environmentalists within one month for submitting a report on quarrying of sand from
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State's decision to take over sand quarries upheld
The Supreme Court upheld the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to take control of all sand quarries to prevent environmental degradation and indiscriminate quarrying. A Bench of Justice Arun Kumar
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Shortage of sand to hit projects in Mumbai
MUMBAI: Shortage of sand for construction has now become a cause for concern as several infrastructure projects, including Mumbai Metro, may be affected if the situation does not improve. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority(MMRDA) has written to the state for allocation of a sand quota for various projects in the city and region. According to officials working for Mumbai Metro O
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Conservator of river permit mandatory
Aug. 10: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday declared that calling tenders for granting sand quarrying lease on river beds without getting clearance from the river conservator was illegal.
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Irregularities in sand mining alleged
Though the State Government took over sand quarring a year ago, the problem regarding the lifting of sand did not end.Sand lorry owners allege that the quarries are now dominated by an individual
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Court allows use of excavators at sand quarrying sites
The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court on Monday permitted the Industries Secretary or those delegated by him to grant permission for use of excavators, not more than two, in each of the sand quarrying sites in rivers. A Division Bench, comprising Justices R. Banumathi and S.
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Illegal sand mining to be curbed, says Collector
TIRUNELVELI: While stern action would be taken against illegal sand miners, the district administration would ensure that the public were getting the sand for construction at the price fixed by the government, Collector M. Jayaraman has said.
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Villagers ransack mining site in Vietnam
Hundreds of Vietnamese villagers ransacked a proposed titanium mining site on December 28, which they fear will pollute the soil and the ground water. Over 300 protesters destroyed machinery and
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Mining: HC order gives govt sleepless nights
The state government is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea while it is under intense pressure from the demands to supply sand and bajris for use in industries, it has to meet a high court
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Haryana deprived of huge mining revenue
The Haryana Govenment is being deprived of huge revenue by leases of silica sand and stone mines in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Panchkula
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Illegal sand quarrying rampant in State, says Jayalalithaa
While demanding stringent measures to put an end to illegal sand quarrying in the State, AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the State government to grant Rs.
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Supreme Court judgment on mining in the Aravalli hill range of Haryana as on 18 March, 2004
The main question to be examined in these matters is whether the
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Sand excavation: Panel to keep vigil
The district administration has issued a set of guidelines to prevent unauthorised sand excavation by brick kiln operators in Kochi, Kerala. A village committee comprising panchayat secretary,