Minister warns of action against guilty
The Karnataka Government will take stringent action against those who indulge in indiscriminate lifting of sand from river beds in the State, Mines and Geology Minister V Muniyappa told the
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New policy to check sand excavation
A uniform policy will soon be introduced all over the State for excavation of sand from river beds. The policy includes provisions for effective sand excavation in order to prevent indiscriminate
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Rivers in threat
As the monsoon retreats and the flood waters recede, the flood bank and bed of the River Dikrong in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh becomes a humming ground of the human activities. Temporary labour tents or huts, crusher machines, movement of trucks and other vehicles all along the length and breadth become the state of affairs in the river.
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Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh, January 2014
<p>Bangladesh ranked 169th among 178 countries in the Global Environmental Performance Index 2014. Bangladesh scored 25.61 out of 100 taking into consideration indicators like health impacts, air quality, water and sanitation, water resources, agriculture, forests, fisheries, biodiversity and habitat. Read more in this January 2014 edition of the Monthly Overview on State of Environment, Bangladesh</p>
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Notice to govt on sand quarrying
The Karnataka High Court today ordered issuance of notices to the State government and others on a public interest writ petition seking directions to prevent quarrying of sand from Dodda Halla, which
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- Sand quarrying threatens eco-balance in Kerala
Sand quarrying continues unabated in most of the riverbeds in Kerala.The river-beds of Moovattupuzha, Meenachil, Pampa, Bharathapuzha etc. are being exploited.The sand quarrying in Meenachil river
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HC admits plea against illegal quarrying in Palar
The Madras High Court has admitted and ordered notice on a public interest writ petition praying for a direction to the authorities concerned to prevent further quarrying of sand from the Palar river
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Accord to explore minerals from sea beach
An Australian exploration company will invest US dollars 3 million to explore and collect heavy minerals from the sands of Cox's Bazar (Bangladesh) sea
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HC orders probe into illegal sand mining in Eloor
A division bench of the Kerala High Court today directed the District Collector, Ernakulam, to inquire into media reports regarding unauthorised sand collection in Eloor panchayat, leading to the
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Mozambique titanium project gets envionmental OK
Kenmare Resources PLC (KMR.I) has been granted an environmental licence by the Mozambican Department of Environment for its Moma Titanium Mineral Sands Project in Mozambique, the company said. Moma,
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Riverbeds running out of sand
The shortage of sand from riverbeds is going to grow, warns the natural resources development corporation (NRDC). This alarm comes when construction owners are already facing an acute shortage of riverbed sans, which is considered better in quality. NRDC believes that, with the increase in construction activities and Punatsangchhu I taking off, the shortage will be felt more acutely.
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HC bans quarrying of sand from Tamirabarani for 5 years
Farmers and CPI members file writ petitions pointing out that the quarries had affected drinking water resources, farm lands were becoming arid QUARRYING of sand from the bed of river Tamirabarani should be banned for five years, the Madurai Bench of the High Court ordered on Thursday. The Bench also ordered that a monitoring committee be constituted for all rivers in the State under the chair
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Killing a river
Increased human activity is destroying a river system
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'Debris and fly-ash, alternatives to river sand'
Building debris, manufactured sand, rock or quarry dust, and fly ash can be used as viable and technologically feasible alternatives to river sand, say construction experts in Tamil Nadu and building
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Sinking resources
Purification of sand in some parts of Kumar (Karnataka) is draining away different forms of natural resources. Though the State Government has identified 741 sites, sand is found in Kumar district
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Vaigai sand miners now plunder private land
After lying low for a fortnight, illegal sand quarrying has again reared its head on the Vaigai riverbed.The "powerful"' miners, who work at their will in scooping sand from the riverbed, have not
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Sand beds to people
The Kerala government has taken another decentralising step. It has handed over exclusive rights of mining and sale of sand from riverbeds to local bodies. The state's minister for revenue, K M Mani,
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All sand quarrying leases scrapped
All existing sand quarrying leases in Tamil Nadu have been scrapped with immediate effect, the Government
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Farming sand
Farmers around Bangalore excavate soil for builders An ecological imbalance is brewing in Bangalore district because farmers, who have hit upon desperate times, are seeking desperate measures. Driven by drought, farmers here have taken to digging, washing and sieving the topsoil of their farms for sand. They sell it to the ever-growing construction industry which is unable to meet its demand
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Mining of dunes unchecked
The Haryana government reportedly has been losing several crores of revenue every year, due to the evasion of sales tax and royalty on the sand dunes in bed of the Yamuna. Poor supervision and