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Sand-mining banned in state but flourishes on city’s outskirts [1]

Sand-mining may be banned in Maharashtra but that does not stop trucks loaded with illegally mined sand from plying on the city’s outskirts, where dredging is on in full swing.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2013
Sandhya Nair [2]
Times Of India (Mumbai) [3]
Tags:
Maharashtra [4], Mining [5], Sand [6], Illegal Trade [7], Environmentalists [8], Public Interest Litigation (PIL) [9], Rivers [10]

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