The National Green Tribunal has constituted a fresh committee to probe the allegations of illegal sand mining in Son river in Bihar by using heavy machines that are damaging the environment. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel passed the order after perusing a report filed by Bihar State Pollution Control Board which
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According to the Mines and Geology Department, in Karnataka, 38 lakh tonnes of M-sand and 14-15 lakh MT of natural sand is utilised. There is a shortage of around 15-20 lakh MT annually.
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We use sand pump, slurry pump, gravel pump sucks the sand and water out, then delivery to destination by sand discharge pipes and sand dredger floaters. This kind of dredge machinery plays an important role in the river machine silt, port dredging, coastal sea reclamation, sand pumping and filling project.
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Illegal sand mining is not only killing our rivers but will also have immense repercussions on our beaches, as it is the sand carried by rivers that replenishes our coasts. There is an urgent need to find a viable replacement for sand in construction. This photographer made this image of illegal sand mining activities going on the Shimsha river
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Illegal sand mining is not only killing our rivers but will also have immense repercussions on our beaches, as it is the sand carried by rivers that replenishes our coasts. There is an urgent need to find a viable replacement for sand in construction. This photographer made this image of illegal sand mining activities going on the Shimsha river
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Judicial watch on river sand mining began in 2000 and was further strengthened by a landmark judgment of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on December 12, 2010, in M. Periyasamy vs The State of Tamil Nadu, known as the Tamiraparani river case. It banned mining for five years in the entire Tamiraparani river and asked the State to form
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Sand pits killing young children Out of 95 drowning deaths in sand mining pits 76 (80 per cent) are either minor kids or young children or teenagers who entered in river to have a bath unaware of deep pits in the riverbed. Sadly, 11 children of Haryana and 32 children in Uttar Pradesh have died after falling in deep sand pits in this period.
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“It is true river provides us cheap sand and gravel for construction but its plunder damages ecology,” Dr Singh said. He has filed a PIL in the High Court against illegal sand mining. Illegal
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By Roshan Gupta During lockdown, the ban on sand mining in the Matigara block of Siliguri in West Bengal has left over 2000 labourers struggling to make ends meet. Picture courtesy Roshan Gupta In the Matigara block of Siliguri, West Bengal, over 2000 labourers who are solely dependent on the sand lifting business along the Balasun river, believe if COVID-19 won’t kill them, hunger
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How Karnataka’s new sand policy may help state fight illegal mining practices. As per the new rules, sand in gram panchayat would be sold at Rs 300 per tonne, while the price of riverbed sand has been fixed at Rs 700 per tonne to be sold at urban, inter-districts and other areas. FP Staff November 09, 2021 15:46:02 IST.
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Mechanized in-stream mining with heavy machines where river water is impounded and flow compromised by making illegal makeshift bridge at Haripur, Vikas Nagar. (May 27, 2020) Clearly, with the support state government and administration, the miners have ruthlessly thrown every rule of sustainable sand mining practices into the river.
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Tungabhadra river water by impact of sand mining in Harihara situated on the north edge of Davangere city. Materials and Methods Study area The present sand mining has been digging or excavated through open mining, which includes illegal sand mining, mechanical removal and etc. Due to this there is a large amount of degradation in
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River sand is scaled and sold by the ton, and you can pick it up (with a dump truck or trailer) or we can deliver any amount. River sand is used for a variety of projects including: concrete (ready mix, precast, gunite, and shotcrete), topdressing and leveling (bermuda, zoysia, and other turfgrasses) soil amendments. horse arenas and footing.
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The officials at Department of Mines and Geology have registered16 cases daily related to Sand Mafia in Karnataka from 2015-2017. As many as 12,318 cases were booked during this period, all of them mentioning illegal sand mining, transportation, storage, and use of filter sand.
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Tungabhadra river water by impact of sand mining in Harihara situated on the north edge of Davangere city. Materials and Methods Study area The present sand mining has been digging or excavated through open mining, which includes illegal sand mining, mechanical removal and etc. Due to this there is a large amount of degradation in
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Sand dredging can extract various minerals that contain useful elements like titanium. Sand mining can also be used in the replacement of eroded coastline. If you would like to speak with someone about Versi-Dredge equipment and your sand mining & dredging needs, call (866) 483-0014 or click “Get Started” below to tell us about your project.
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Enforcement & Monitoring Guidelines for Sand Mining Page | 5 in sustainable sand mining guidelines as well as notification dated 15.01.2016 ought to be scrupulously followed.”…It is a known fact that in spite of the above-suggested guidelines being in existence, on the ground level, illegal mining is still going on.
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Despite a ban on supply to other states, it is being supplied to Kerala where sand mining is completely banned and sand is sold for Rs. 40,000 to 50,000 per load. Everyday, Bangalore city is officially being supplied about 300 lorry load of sand against the actual requirement of 3,000 loads. Source: The New Indian…
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Sand mining destroyed our river,” says Mukesh Bhagoriya, a resident of Nimola and a campaigner against sand mining in the Narmada valley. Nimola is one of the many villages in the river valley that has fallen prey to the unholy nexus of mining contractors, politicians and the police.
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The Ken river which is a lifeline for Bundelkhand has been badly ravaged by sand mining mafias but recently there was also an inspiring instance of people rising against this in one village
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Also, the government has even banned the illegal mining of river sand bed, which is used for construction activities. People should also acknowledge the significance of rivers in the Indian economy and must do every bit from their respective ends. Or else the future generations would not be able to utilize the economic benefits of rivers.
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Karnataka: The Uniform Sand Mining Policy does not allow sand mining in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) area and prohibits the use of machineries to mine sand from river. High Court of Karnataka banned mechanised boats for sand mining in the state from April 2011. From September 2011, according to Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession (Amendment
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Also, the government has even banned the illegal mining of river sand bed, which is used for construction activities. People should also acknowledge the significance of rivers in the Indian economy and must do every bit from their respective ends. Or else the future generations would not be able to utilize the economic benefits of rivers.
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It is also essential to create awareness on the use of M-sand for construction purpose and scarcity of river sand, says Joseph. Manufactured sand is a 100 % substitute for river sand, says
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River bed mining takes place under the cover of dark. The sound of machines raking the ground can be heard much before the machines can be seen. For sand mining, the government gets a royalty of
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A truck seized by Karnataka police earlier this year during a raid on an illegal sand mining racket on the banks of the Netravathi river near Mangaluru (TOI/ BCCL Mangaluru)
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