Mumbai: The Maharashtra Government on Wednesday approved a new sand mining policy, which makes it compulsory for contractors to obtain permission from the Gramsabha, (the elected body of villagers) for sand mining and extraction. The policy says the Revenue Department should give sand mining licences only through a bidding process.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/maharashtra-okays-sand-mining-policy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ratnagiri-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/raigad
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
