Loading of Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Co, Mn, Ni, Zn, and Fe in topsoil samples (TS) collected from the vicinity of limestone quarry in South Western Nigeria was investigated. Thirty TS were sampled within ½ km radius
While the Tamil Nadu state government is mulling inclusion of illegal sand quarrying in the proposed bill to counter organised crime, the existence of Mettupalayam, a village on Kosathalaiyar River
Even as the Public Works department is fine-tuning the new scheme of sand quarrying and selling, the arrangement faces teething problems, it appears. Shortage of staff, long wait for lorries and
A public interest litigation petition seeking to prevent sand quarrying on the Palar riverbed stretching from Walajah Anaicut to Kalathoor in Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts has been admitted
<p><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Bagmati River</strong></span></p> <p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/country/nepal/bagmati_hl.jpg" style="border-width: 2px; border-style: solid;" /></p> <p>The Bagmati Action Plan is the latest attempt to heal the river system, from its origins in the Shivapuri hills to Chouva where it leaves the valley. It was launched in 2008 for the period 2009-14, and proposes a budget of close to 15 billion Nepalese rupees spread over five years (in comparison, in 2008 – 2009, the total allocated for the Bagmati and its tributaries was Rs. 1,394.24 million).</p>
The islands of Maldives may be lost forever under seas that continue to rise in the wake of global warming
Around 50,000 Kol tribals of Shankargarh, engaged in quarrying of Silica sand and stones, have threatened to capture the land of the erstwhile Raja of Shankargarh and start working from January 1,
The after effects of the booming trade in illegal and sand quarries and the sybsequent government clamdown have started making themselves felt in the Chennai city. Confronted with the rise in
The Madras High Court has directed the Karur District Collector to assess the loss caused to the Government by a sand quarrying leas, on Cauvery river bed in Karur, Tiruchi and Namakkal districs. It
The rampant illegal sand quarrying in Tamil Nadu took its first toll today as a Revenue inspector, who tried to stop sand smuggling from the Palar riverbed, was mowed down by a speeding lorry at
Holding local and district officials responsible for illegal sand quarrying in the Kortaliyar river bed in Tiruvallur taluk, the Madras High Court has directed the Government to take steps for
Residents of Gadap Town, (Pakistan) have lodged strong protest over continued digging of sand from Malir River by the "Rathi Bajri Mafia". Over 600 residents have blocked the main Gadap Town Road and
The Tamil Nadu Government has announced that all existing leases for sand quarrying will cease to be effective and the work will be entrusted to the Public Works Department, according to an official
Rajasthan is rich in non-metallic and industrial minerals. The minerals found in the state include limestone, dolomite, lignite, barytes, calcite, clay, emerald, feldspar, fluorite, garnet, gypsum, potash,
Putting an end to the controversial issue of indiscriminate sand quarrying in the Palar river basin in Kancheepuram district, the Madras High Court declined to extend quarrying permits to a batch of
A division bench of the Madras high vourt on Wednesday banned sand quarrying in leased out sites in Tamil Nadu, hours after a single judge bench stayed a government order cancelling the licenses for
An estimated 118456.66 mt of sand is being exported per day from three districts in Kerala to outside States, according to a report fled on behalf of the Government.
Excerpts from <i>Troubled Islands!</i> by Pankaj Sekhsaria
Study : Pointing out the economic importance as well as the ecological significance of river sand, a scientific paper has called for an environmental impact analysis (EIA) aimed at stipulating the
Tiruchi road margins in Tamil Nadu being littered with fine sand is not an uncommon sight, nor is the reason far to seek. The prolonged and unhindered quarrying in the nearby Cauvery and the Coleroon
