Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of State of Uttar Pradesh & Others Vs Gaurav Kumar & Others dated 08/05/2025. The bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Manoj Misra categorically stated that the Supreme Court "upholds the law and the regulations governing sand mining, demanding zero …
Illegal sandmining, plotting out of agricultural lands, and allegations of departmental apathy ignited sparks at the farmers grievance meeting here on Thursday. Allegations against some panchayat presidents abetting transfer of cultivable lands to real estate was brought to the attention of the Collector T.Munusamy. Speaking of increase in the letting …
A Public Interest Litigation has been filed at the Madras High Court bench here to curb alleged illegal sand quarrying activities in Karur district. The petitioner, P. Ettikan, from Karur, has claimed that the court order prohibiting quarrying of sand for more than five years has not been implemented in …
The water has turned black at Areekode and neighbouring places The water in the Chaliyar at Areekode and neighbouring places has changed its colour, raising concerns of the local people as well as the authorities. Unlike in the past, the Chaliyar has turned black towards the upstream of the river …
JOWAI: The District Magistrate, West Jaintia Hills, has prohibited the removal and collection of sand, stones and other illegal activities from the riverbed and river bank of river Myntdu. The order was imposed following collection of stones, sand etc. from the river without permission of the authorities by some private …
Industries Minister Anil Joshi today announced that the state government had now allowed some relaxation under the Mining Rules for better access to sand and gravel. The state had allowed extraction of minor minerals (sand and aggregate) from an area measuring less than four hectares without environmental clearance or permission …
The Tamilaga Vivsayigal and Thozhilalargal Munnetra Iyakkam has appealed to the State government to ban sand quarrying totally between June and January and during the monsoon seasons. During other periods, only dry sand should be quarried, that too only through local panchayats, it pleaded. In a statement, Marudur M. Shanmugham, …
Mumbai: Mining will not be allowed in areas declared as forests, wildlife sanctuaries and buffer zones. These were among the new rules for mining of minor minerals that were approved by the state cabinet on Wednesday to make mining an ecologically sustainable industry. Now, every district will have to prepare …
An acute scarcity of fresh water is staring the district in the face, according to the results of a monthly study conducted by the district groundwater department. The study, which assessed the water level in 63 observation wells, indicates that the failure of monsoon and overall rainfall deficit has led …
Maharashtra is one of the first states to have regulated its groundwater resources. However, two decades after it introduced a law banning sinking of private borewells or deeptube wells within 500 metres of a public drinking water source, brazen extraction of water continues, even in the 16 drought-hit districts of …
A regional squad of the Revenue Department will conduct intensive checking in various locations of Vadakara taluk following complaints from people’s representatives that illegal mining thrives in the area in the absence of a proper checking mechanism. Most exploited People’s representatives, who raised the complaint in a recent meeting of …
Secretaries of all grama panchayats have been directed to tighten vigil against illegal sand-mining practices and enforce provisions of the laws related to protection of rivers and mining of river sand. The directive comes in response to complaints from the Chaliyar Agitation Committee that sand-miners often resorted to practices harmful …
Indefinite relay satyagraha in front of panchayat office A joint action council of environmental activists and people of Kalanjur panchayat, near Pathanapuram, in the district began an indefinite relay Satyagraha in front of the panchayat office on Monday demanding immediate closure of three granite quarries and a manufactured sand plant …
Miners call for legalisation of trade; cite difficulties in agriculture Revenue Department personnel, headed by Devanahalli Tahsildar Dr N C Venkataraju on Sunday, raided illegal sand mining units for the second time in the past two weeks. The raids began at 6:30 am and lasted until 1 pm. Using earth …
CHERRAPUNJEE (MEGHALAYA): On the way to Cherrapunjee, at a tiny town called Mawmihthied, girls line up near a water tap with a long queue of empty buckets. As one nears what was once ranked the world's wettest place, there are more such groups waiting to fill up for the day. …
Until five years ago, Abdul Razzak and his band of sand miners had it easy. After morning prayers, the men armed with spades would excavate sand from the Jhelum river in north Kashmir’s picturesque Shilwat village. Then, special boats known as bahach would lug the entire cache to the riverbank. …
With the successful re-auction of 13 sand quarries in four districts, the state government raked in a record Rs 14.90 crore today. The auction has ensured that mining contractors owing allegiance to the Shiromani Akali Dal wrest control of the mining operations in the state. Sources said there was little …
Sand miners are digging deep into the embankment of the Konkan Railway bridge across the Udyavara river, 6km from the city, putting it in danger. Earlier, sand mining was carried out up to a depth of 6ft in the river, but now, they are going 10ft deep. Lack of surveillance …
Dehradun: In a bid to check illegal mining in ecologically sensitive areas close to various rivers in Uttarakhand — such as the Alakanda, the Mandakini and some minirivers — Uttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna has announced that his government will not allow private parties to participate in the quarrying and …
Large-scale extraction of truck loads of sand, gravel and stones from the Margalla hills have destroyed the natural breeding grounds of famous sports fish ‘Tor Putitora’. This fish has been a great natural asset of the Potohar Plateau over the ages. The Margalla Hills of River Soan has been a …
SYLHET, Jan 27 (UNB): An influential quarter is making a fast buck by lifting sand through dredgers illegally from the Kushiara River at Sherpur in the bordering Sylhet-Moulvibazar. Due to the unauthorised extraction of sand, erosion on both sides of the river has intensified. Protesting the mindless sand lifting, local …
