ALAPPUZHA: Large quantities of sand, mined from the Vembanadu lake during the dredging of the Kollam-Kottappuram Inland Waterway-III at Thanneermukkom, is alleged to have been illegally transported to various places inside and outside the State.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sand-palmed-thanneermukkom
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-kochi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vembanad
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alappuzha-d