Officials have to be bribed to obtain consent, SHGs allege
Self-help groups (SHGs) involved in brick making, as well as artisans, complain that restrictions imposed by the department of mines to control illicit sand mining are crippling their trade, a charge denied by mining officials.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/brick-kilns-hit-curbs-clay-mining-tirunelveli
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/p-sudhakar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tirunelveli-d
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bricks
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trade
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers