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 …
Volunteers of the Theeram Nature Conservation Society, engaged in protecting the endangered Olive Ridley turtles reaching the nesting site on the Kolavipalam-Kotta beach in Kozhikode district for years, have reported grave threat to the turtles due to the large quantities of garbage dumped in the sea by fishing boats. Society …
The District Magistrate today imposed ban on the extraction of minor minerals from the rivers for a period of two months in an order issued here. District Magistrate Jammu Sanjeev Verma in exercise of his powers today imposed ban on extraction of minor minerals like sand, bajri and RBM from …
Stringent action against encroachers District Collector P.G. Thomas has said that a monitoring committee has been constituted as part of the measures aimed at ending unauthorised granite quarrying and sand-mining in the district. He informed this after presiding over a meeting on Friday to discuss the problems posed by such …
Will be valid for a period of five years The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has granted environment clearance for 11 more sand quarries in the Cauvery-Coleroon river basin. A few days ago, the SEIAA had granted clearance for 10 new sand quarries in Tiruchi, Karur, Ariyalur, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur …
The High Court on Tuesday directed the government to stop the sand business on the banks of the Shitalakkhya in Narayanganj and the Turag in Mirpur within three days. A High Court division benchcomprised of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Mohammad Khurshid Alam Sarkeralso issued a rule upon the authorities …
The Madras High Court has permitted 10 sand quarries on the Cauvery-Coleroon river beds to continue its operations for a further period of two months. By an order dated August 3, a Division Bench headed by Justice R.Banumathi had ordered the closure of five-year old quarries in the Cauvery-Coleroon riverbeds. …
PANJIM: The Bombay High Court at Goa took suo moto cognizance of illegal sand mining in Goa and asked the government to file an affidavit by November 26, on the action it has taken against the illegalities involved in the business. The bench of Justices S J Vazifdar and F …
Both nations were planning to strike a deal last year, to ship sand to Maldives, which risks being inundated if the sea level rises by even one metre A plan that hailed Bangladesh as the “Good Samaritan” of Asia, rescuing more than 328,000 Maldivians from being climate refugees seems to …
The 7,000-km long Indian coastline that is home to 30 per cent of the country’s population faces a huge threat from unbridled sand mining and commercial coastal activity. “In AP, the Nellore and Godavari coast is threatened by these mafias who take away large quantities of vital sea sand by …
Ferozepur: Notwithstanding measures claimed to have been undertaken by the administration to check illegal mining of sand, the process continues unabated Ferozepur. So much so that till date, the Industry Department claims to have recommended registration of cases against 36 land owners, besides issuing over 40 challans against erring persons …
Villagers of Gopalapuram registered their protest against sand quarrying in their vicinity on Wednesday. They stopped two earth-movers from carrying out work to lay temporary road for lorries to reach the new sand quarry to be opened on Friday near Sankaranatham near Sattur. The villagers expressed fear that sand quarrying …
Three advocate commissioners confirm several irregularities pointed out by PIL petitioner The Madras High Court Bench here on Monday passed an interim injunction restraining the Public Works Department (PWD) from mining sand “illegally” on Vaigai riverbed in Sithargal Natham and Villampatti in Nilakottai taluk of Dindigul district. A Division Bench …
A proposal to classify river courses in the State into various eco-zones for their conservation and management is getting ready. This forms part of the guidelines prepared by the Department of Environment and Climate Change for the conservation and protection of river systems in the State. The eco-zones, it is …
Seeks closure of a sand mining unit belonging to V.V. Minerals, country’s largest exporter of garnet A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here seeking a direction to Tirunelveli Collector to close down a sand mining unit of V.V. Minerals, one of the …
BURDWAN, 25 SEPT: Burdwan district has developed a special software to help ascertain the movement of sand lifted from the Damodar and the Ajoy riverbeds throughout the year. Mrs Reena Venkatraman, Divisional Commissioner of Burdwan today inaugurated the software for administrative use. The software titled ‘LTML Management Software’ has been …
The Andhra Pradesh government's decision to do away with the bidding mode for awarding sand reaches has come as a great relief for the construction sector, which since April this year has been reeling under the twin problems of supply shortages and abnormal price. The authorities have now fixed a …
The state government has finally formulated the new sand policy which will be implemented for one year on an experimental basis. Mines minister G. Aruna Kumari told mediapersons that as per the new policy, sand reaches would be auctioned through a draw of lots in place of the existing tender …
Villagers of Kudumiyanmalai have urged the district administration to take strict action against illicit quarrying of sand in the Vellar. In a memorandum submitted to V.Kalaiarasi, Collector, villagers alleged that illegal quarrying of sand has been brisk in villages in and around Seranur and Parambur village panchayats both near Kudumiyanmalai. …
Municipal Administration Minister M. Mahidhar Reddy said on Tuesday that the State government will come out with a comprehensive policy on sand mining by the weekend. Intervening during the discussion on shortage of sand during the Prakasam District Development Review Committee meeting here, the Minister said the new policy would …
JAIPUR: The state government is again in the dock for allowing mining of bajri (riverbed sand) allegedly in violation of SC directives. On the basis of a public interest litigation filed in this regard, the Rajasthan High Court has sought a clarification from the government and its mining department within …
