Even farmland is not spared
Village after fertile village along the Kortaliyar cutting across Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu face total destruction of water and land resources, as illegal and sand miners have descended on
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Swami to take on 'mining mafia'
The Uttaranchal Chief Minister, Mr. Nityanand Swami, seems to be continuing with his fight against what he describes as "mafia". Mining and contracts of sand from riverbeds presently in private hands
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CM assures action in Shiroda hill cutting
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Wednesday assured action in the alleged hill cutting near Karai Salium and Ananwadi and continuous illegal extraction of sand at Kumbharwada in Nirankal, Shiroda. Kamat was replying to a calling attention motion tabled by Shiroda MLA Mahadev Naik. He confirmed that the hill cutting was in progress near the panchayat ground at Karai Salium.
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River protection squad launched
The much-awaited river protection squad to prevent illegal mining of sand from Periyar, Kerala, was launched by District Collector Gyanesh Kumar by flagging off a patrolling boat in Periyar, at a
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Heated exchanges over quarrying irregularities
THE State Assembly on Monday witnessed heated exchanges between PWD Minister Durai Murugan and his predecessor O Panneerselvam over the irregularities in sand quarrying As the charges and counter-charges over the sand quarrying reached a crescendo both of them hurled personalised charges against each other, which were later expunged by Speaker R Avudaiappan
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Mining poses a threat to this fish
Sharath S. Srivatsa Craters on the banks of the Cauvery affect Deccan Mahseer's spawning area It is one of the largest freshwater game fish Construction boom in Bangalore blamed GALIBORE (Ramanagar dt): Past midnight, the chugging of tractors carrying men and shovels punctuates the tranquillity of the forest. In an hour or two, shadowy figures furtively fill the tractors with fresh sand, which are quickly then driven away from the scene, leaving behind deep craters on the banks of the Cauvery.
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Kerala to lease mineral mining for value-addition
The Kerala Government will grant leases for mining mineral sands in the state only for manufacture of value-added products by companies in the joint sector. The order issued by the state government
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Ecological imbalance found in Tamirabarani
Further quarrying should not be allowed: panel MADURAI: A three-member commission appointed by the Madras High Court Bench here has concluded that excess sand quarrying on five sites along the stretch of Tamirabarani, the only perennial river of the State flowing through Tuticorin and Tirunelveli districts, has created an ecological imbalance. In its report submitted before a Division Bench
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Haryana in soup over mining lease
The Haryana Government's move to grant mining lease for taking out sand to a person, who is believed to be the front man of a minister, has run into legal hurdles. A lessee of the Mining and Geology
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National Mineral Development Corporation
Incorporated in 1958 as a Government of India fully owned public enterprise. NMDC is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Steel , Government of India. Since inception involved in the exploration of wide range of minerals including iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, lime stone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnesite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite, beach sands etc.
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Illegal operation of quarry busted
BILASIPARA, April 20: The Range Officer of Kheraghat forest range under Parbatjhara Forest Division in BTAD seized a JCB truck red handed while it was loading sand and gravel illegally from a quarry under Mahamaya reserve Forest recently. The owner of the truck has been identified as Asok Singhi, a contractor of Bilasipara.
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Project for utilising mineral sand
Coastal stretch between Kollam and Alappuzha identified Reserves put at 1,400 million tonnes THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The government is working on a proposal for optimum utilisation of mineral sand resources through separation, research and value-addition in the public sector with active involvement of local self-government institutions. Official sources told The Hindu here that keeping in lin
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Maldives provides a "good guy" model for the region
Maldives is an environmentalist's dream come true and a country that can easily be a role model for its neighbours.
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Kerala woes industry
the two-day Global Investors Meet (gim) in Kochi on January 18 has sparked the development debate afresh in Kerala. gim was the first ever attempt by the state government to attract investors from
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Sand River now trickles through barren areas
People living in the catchment area of the Sand River in the Northern Province of South Africa are part of a multi-million rand experiment aimed at improving their lives and the land they live on.
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Sand quarrying stopped
The Directorate of Mining and Geology in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu has stopped sand quarrying. Some residents of Perumbakkam village in Kancheepuram have approached the court and availed an interim
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Assess impact of heritage corridor on Taj, directs SC
Keeping in view the proximity of large sand embankments made on Yamuna river bank for the multi-crore heritage corridor to Taj Mahal, the Supreme Court directed the assessment of its impact on the
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Sand mining to be monitored
The Andhra Pradesh state government will launch a special drive against illegal mining and transportation of filter sand form August 16, minister for Panchayat Raj Pocharam Srinivasa Reddy announced
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SOUTH AFRICA
Babies born in the Krugersdorp area could suffer severe lung damage or even die because of dust pollution from a nearby mine dump, says Vali Yousefi, spokesperson of National Department of
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Kerala sand protection bodies oppose Pvt. mining rights
Opposition to the granting of rights to private companies to mine ilmenite-rich mineral sand from the south-western coast of Kerala, between Alapuzha and Neendakara in Kollam, is gaining strength