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Illegal sand mining [1]

ERODE: Sathyamangalam unit of the Communist Party of India has alleged that illegal mining of sand is going on near Bhavani Sagar dam.

A release says on the Moyar river bed, near forest area, as many as 25 lorries are employed to illegally mine sand. It says as much as 150 lorry loads of sands are being transported after passing through check posts.
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Publication Date: 
26/06/2009
Hindu (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Mining [3], Bhavani Project [4], Illegal Trade [5], Tamil Nadu [6], Erode (D) [7]
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