This is a true story of the beautiful state of Kerala, of its famed backwaters and wetlands, of its rain swept Western Ghats. It also speaks of the grime beneath the hype of a state which is home to "a generation on crutches", and of the environmental h
The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), which has received applications for opening 44 new sand quarries on the Cauvery-Coleroon river basin, is clueless about how to proceed further, in the absence of Central guidelines on such project proposals. As a sequel to the August 3 order of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, the PWD had to secure approval of the SEIAA for setting up 44 sand quarries and running 21 existing quarries. Twenty-seven sand quarries over five years old were closed down.
The Haryana government has decided to auction minor mineral quarries in the state and grant short term permit for the same for a period up to December 31. Auction for minor mineral boulder, gravel and
Indonesia said it had imposed a ban on sand exports to all countries in a bid to curb rampant mining which was causing damage to the environment. "We have decided to stop sand exports from Indonesia
The forthcoming mineral policy of the Kerala Government is understood to be in favour of involving both the private and public sectors in the exploitation of mineral sands containing rare earth
The Madras High Court has directed the government to grant permission for use of machines, not more than two, in each sand quarrying site in the state. The competent authority has to pass an order in writing for the use of machines and indicating the numbers to be used.
MODIFYING its earlier order, a division bench of the Madras High Court on Friday permitted the contractors of the State PWD department to use machineries for quarrying sand from Palar river in Kancheepuram and Tiru- vannamalai districts with the ap- proval of the authorities con- cerned.
The ban on the quarrying of sand and stone imposed by the Chief Minister during his visit of Balh Valley has been revoked by the government following resentment among people. The Tribune also had
If soil quarrying is a threat in the <i>terai</i>, mining poses huge hazards in the hills of Kumaon. Soapstone or talc and magnesite quarries have been taking over commons for over two decades, depriving local people of large tracts of the forestland, pasture, watersheds and farming land.<br>
Researchers believe that the minerals present in the sand on the Kerala coast are responsible for a rare heart disease
MADURAI: Vehicles, including bullock carts, transporting sand illegally from Vaigai river bed would be impounded and the persons found guilty would be detained under the Goondas Act, Collector P. Seetharaman has said in a press release.
Out of the total 282 sand quarries, 125 are ecologically-fragile and extensive damage to the environment has been found at these sites, the State Government has told the Madras High Court.The
Lack of water in the Cauvery river in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, has come as a boon for those involved in illicit mining of loads and loads sand for this river as in addition to money, it gives them
March 20: The state government has decided to cancel the auctioning of sand reaches in the state till the completion of elections keeping in view the model code of conduct. But it decided to review its decision on Saturday. A senior official of the mines and geology department said the CEO would be consulted in this regard on Saturday in this regard.
Reliance on natural succession to restore sand tin tailings without any human aid can be very slow. Natural regeneration after up to 11 years on tin-mined land in Indonesia was dominated by shrub species of the Cyperaceae and Poacceae families while shrub species of the Myrtaceae family were still common on 38-year old tin-mined lands.
The poisoning of India's rivers has left nothing for traditional fisherfolk
Hyderabad, Aug. 17:. The AP High Court on Tuesday admitted a writ petition for declaring that the leases of sand quarries in scheduled areas should be reserved for local tribals, organisations of local tribal youth or local gram panchayats. A division bench comprising Justice Goda Raghuram and Justice R.
Quarrying of sand in 125 sites in government and private patta lands has affected the ecological balance, the Tamil Nadu government submitted in its counter-affidavit filed in the Madras High Court
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The sand quarrying conundrum in Tamil Nadu sunk deeper into quagmire as activities came to a standstill at the 149 Public Works Department-run sites. A dispute between the locals and the PWD
