This is open season for the plunder of sand in the creeks along the Konkan. Mining companies are exploiting the Union environment ministry
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/silica-loot-konkans-creeks
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-mumbai
[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/sindhudurg
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ratnagiri-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/raigad
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-interest-litigation-pil
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-regulations