No illegal mining of sand: government
The Haryana government denied that any illegal mining of sand was taking place in the Ferozpur Rajput stone quarry in Faridabad district. An official spokesman said that the allegations levelled by
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Impact zones
Making inroads into local ecologies
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Sandmining eating away into farmland
An alarming rise in illegal mining of sand and earth from farmland and water sources is seriously threatening agricultural operations in Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu. Anyone raising his voice
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Mission to save river, sand
Retired police inspector Mohanraj plans to collect sand from the rivers in the southern districts and give them to the govt museum in Chennai Tirunelveli FIGHTING against sand smuggling in the State, a 56-year-old retired Inspector of Police, J Mohanraj, from Thoothukudi is on a mission to save the River Tamirabarani and other rivers in the State. Mohanraj, who is on a padayatra from Thoothukudi to Chennai, will collect sand from all the rivers and hand it over to the officials at Government Museum in Chennai.
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Bricks from copper mine tailings waste for soil conservation and employment generation for landless persons
Due to continuous removal of topsoil, which is appropriate for agricultural purposes, is being used in production of conventional fired clay bricks, which results in depletion of natural resources for agriculture. Due to rapid industrialization, enormous quantities of wastes are generated by industries. In the present research work, efforts were made by Regional Research Laboratory (RRL), Bhopal to develop stabilized copper mine tailings bricks for 35, 50, 75 and 100 kg compressive strength, using copper mine tailings waste in combination with sand and cement.
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"Government in total control of quarrying"
PWD Minister Durai Murugan said sand quarrying was now under the direct control of the Government. No private operator was involved. He told reporters in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that in the previous
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal mining activities in Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh, 03/12/2014
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matte of Deohoiso Kri Vs. State of Arunachal Pradesh & Ors. dated 03/12/2014 regarding illegal and unauthorised activities like
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Illegal sand mining in Bheema
Illegal quarrying of sand on Bheema river bank at Mannoor in Karnataka for the past eight months, is harming ecological balance, said Feroz Jahageerdar, president of Taluk Agriculture Produce
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National mineral policy: report of the high level committee
This report deal with the seven terms of reference of the Committee respectively. In each case, the issues are spelt out, the arguments of the concerned interest groups examined, and the recommendations are laid out. It includes important issues raised in the Committee that are not covered by the first six terms of reference are taken up. These include four important issues whose resolution would be important not only for stimulating investment flows and inducting state-of-the-art technology but also for the smooth functioning of mining operations in the country.
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God's own country
This is a true story of the beautiful state of Kerala, of its famed backwaters and wetlands, of its rain swept Western Ghats. It also speaks of the grime beneath the hype of a state which is home to "a generation on crutches", and of the environmental h
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Indonesia bans sand exports to curb rampant mining
Indonesia said it had imposed a ban on sand exports to all countries in a bid to curb rampant mining which was causing damage to the environment. "We have decided to stop sand exports from Indonesia
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Haryana to auction minor mineral quarries
The Haryana government has decided to auction minor mineral quarries in the state and grant short term permit for the same for a period up to December 31. Auction for minor mineral boulder, gravel and
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Kerala mulls private role in mineral sand mining
The forthcoming mineral policy of the Kerala Government is understood to be in favour of involving both the private and public sectors in the exploitation of mineral sands containing rare earth
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Absence of norms for opening new quarries puts officials in fix
The State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), which has received applications for opening 44 new sand quarries on the Cauvery-Coleroon river basin, is clueless about how to proceed further, in the absence of Central guidelines on such project proposals. As a sequel to the August 3 order of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court, the PWD had to secure approval of the SEIAA for setting up 44 sand quarries and running 21 existing quarries. Twenty-seven sand quarries over five years old were closed down.
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Permit minimum use of machinery in quarrying
The Madras High Court has directed the government to grant permission for use of machines, not more than two, in each sand quarrying site in the state. The competent authority has to pass an order in writing for the use of machines and indicating the numbers to be used.
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Ban on quarrying goes
The ban on the quarrying of sand and stone imposed by the Chief Minister during his visit of Balh Valley has been revoked by the government following resentment among people. The Tribune also had
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Kerala beaches kayo the heart
Researchers believe that the minerals present in the sand on the Kerala coast are responsible for a rare heart disease
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Use of machineries to quarry sand permitted
MODIFYING its earlier order, a division bench of the Madras High Court on Friday permitted the contractors of the State PWD department to use machineries for quarrying sand from Palar river in Kancheepuram and Tiru- vannamalai districts with the ap- proval of the authorities con- cerned.
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Soft quarries
If soil quarrying is a threat in the <i>terai</i>, mining poses huge hazards in the hills of Kumaon. Soapstone or talc and magnesite quarries have been taking over commons for over two decades, depriving local people of large tracts of the forestland, pasture, watersheds and farming land.<br>
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No water in Cauvery basin is good news!
Lack of water in the Cauvery river in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, has come as a boon for those involved in illicit mining of loads and loads sand for this river as in addition to money, it gives them