The association of sand — humanity’s most prominent symbol of ephemera — with the idea of permanence would be ironic but for the duality inherent in nature.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/when-hourglass-empty
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jay-mazoomdar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tehelka-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/construction-industry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court