The Union Environment & Forests Ministry committee has found gross illegalities in the sand mining leases of Gautam Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/illegal-sand-mining-rampant-gautam-budh-nagar
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/nitin-sethi-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gautam-budha-nagar
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment-act-1986