Maharashtra has gone the Goa, Bellary way in illegal mining.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/goas-mineral-resources-dry-miners-turn-maharashtra
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-news-analysis-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minerals
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mineral-based-industry
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sindhudurg
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-impact-assessment-eia
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecotourism
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats