Environmental clearance for 11 more sand quarries

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 and Namakkal districts. In the second batch of clearance, 11 quarries have been approved, sources told The Hindu on Friday.

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Publication Date: 
10/11/2012
S. Ganesan
Hindu (Chennai)
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Tiruchirapalli (D), Karur (D), Ariyalur, Sand, Mining, Nagapattinam (D), Thanjavur (D), Namakkal (D), State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), High Court, Environment Clearance (EC), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Environment, Tamil Nadu