The sand in Kerala's Kollam coast is darker, thanks to the rich mineral content in it. It is said that back in the 1920s, German sailors used to visit Kollam or Quilon's coastline to get hold ...

Kerala has lost 50% of its forest cover between 1973 and 2016, thanks to roads and dams, commercial plantations and illegal sand mining. In 2012, a sand audit of 11 rivers reported that ...

The coastline between Chavara and Alappad in Kollam district of Kerala, has a decades-long story of people's battle for survival against mining companies. On a journey through this coastal belt, one can spot abandoned houses, temples, schools and many more buildings where people once lived. Red coloured ponds and dried up mangrove …

The original PIL was filed nine years ago to stop illegal sand mining in the Palghar creek. In 2018, the HC had directed the state to ensure that committees are formed in a month to monitor ...

Panaji:Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), after inspection, has found evidence of illegal sand mining at Chorao and Vanxim island and its surrounding areas. Locals of Devguim wado and ...

Koraput: Rampant illegal sand mining from Bansadhara and Nagabali riverbeds in Rayagada district has not only caused revenue loss to the state but causing severe damage to the environment by ...

Of Geography, University College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India) Abstract:Indiscriminate sand mining can lead to the degradation of riverine environment. The study conducted in the Neyyar river basin shows that indiscriminate and illegal sand mining has created many problems in the environmental setting and water quality of the river basin.

The Supreme Court criticizes the state government for illegal sand mining and issues directions to comply with NGT observations. Environment is emphasized over elections. JP Power Ventures ...

Naushad Khan, a 37-year-old former sugar-cane farmer with a boyish smile and a boxer's physique, seized the opportunity presented by the construction boom to enter the entrepreneurial class.

As per the sand mining framework, in 2018 annually India needs 70 million tonnes of sand and each year the demand increases up to 7%. And this huge demand made the sand a high-value commodity. …

Recent cases of illegal sand mining and construction sites inspected by coastal authorities in Goa and Kerala HC considering special lady judges' bench for cases related to Justice Hema Committee ...

The photographs show the date and time of the photographs as well as longitude and latitude of the places where illegal mining is being carried out," the bench noted. Therefore, court issued direction to the State Government to immediately constitute teams of officials to curb illegal mining as prohibited by the NGT. "A compliance report …

Excessive and unsustainable sand mining along with instances of illegal mining are inflicting irreparable damage on the river that runs across north Indian states and is considered sacred in Hinduism. During the COVID-19 lockdown, mechanised mining …

The Blue Economy and Resource Nexus offer new pathways for sustainable livelihoods. But, the proliferation of sand mining is increasing trade-offs thus livelihood …

By Matters India Reporter. New Delhi, Feb 8, 2022: A Catholic bishop and five priests from Kerala, southern India, have been arrested on charges of illegal sand mining in the neighboring state of Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district court has remanded all the six in judicial custody, but Bishop Mar Irenios Kaattukallil of …

Sand Auditing is the process that evaluates the health status of rivers subjected to sand mining. This study reviews the river sand audit methodology applied in Kerala, India, from 2011 to 2019 in ...

Kerala Illegal sand mining rampant in Chaliyar Noticing the rising market price of river sand and its demand, illegal sand miners are again back to their unlawful business in the Chaliyar river near Mavoor. Unlike in the past, the labourers employed for the illegal sand extraction hoodwink the revenue department and the police squads and …

Kerala has a total of 5924 functioning stone quarries while the number of those which hitherto obtained mandatory permission from the Department of Mining and Geology stands at 750. As per prevailing …

the control of sand mining in India by powerful and influential organizations known as "sand mafias." Sand mafias run a high-level network involving politicians, bureaucrats, police, and others, who let them carry out illegal sand mining activities. Checking illegal and environmentally harmful sand mining has become a great challenge.

According to police, Manuel obtained a licence for storing, processing and consuming rough stone, gravel, crusher dust and M-sand in a 300-acre plot of land adjacent to a check dam in South Kallidaikurichi …

Illegal roads for sand mining led college students to their deaths after a dam released water on the Beas River in Himachal Pradesh in June, as the state admitted at the time.

The sand mining done by two government companies - Indian Rare Earth Ltd owned by the Central government and the Kerala State Metals and Minerals Ltd., by …

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to respond to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the alleged illegal mining of beach sand minerals from Thottappally area of...

India can rely on sand imports till the time it is viable. India can rely on sand imports till the time it is viable. ... The sand is now being sold in Kerala at Rs 2,000 a tonne; market rate in the state is Rs 2,500 a tonne. ... says illegal sand mining cost the state exchequer of Uttar Pradesh a massive Rs 477 crore in 2015-16.

35 million people.1 Given the dizzying rate of India's construction boom, guesstimates indicate a massive shortage of licitly mined sand. This paper looks at patterns of sand mining in India and the impact that it may have on governance, security, the environment and the growth of entrenched criminal networks.

With the coastal city of Kozhikode's construction sector flourishing, illegal sand mining and misuse of sand passes have spawned a multi-crore business, setting off a range of social, legal and environmental issues.

Earlier this week, multiple landslides hit the Wayanad district of India's Kerala state, killing at least 144 people and injuring hundreds of others.

Alappad (Kerala), Jan 11 (PTI) Abandoned homes, deserted school, heaps of sand, a lone temple and dried up mangroves. - Alappad: A tale of lost land to mineral sand mining

20/12/2013 Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hasan M. Vs State of Kerala & Ors. dated 20/12/2013 regarding illegal and unauthorized sand mining in Kerala despite prohibitory Order of the Tribunal dated 27th September, 2013.

The thesis examines a case study to explore this argument, a case study of illegal sand mining in Madhya Pradesh state of central India, examining the case from a policy perspective considering ...