Though, on February 27, 2012, the Supreme Court's order banned any kind of mining of minor minerals, including sand, without environmental clearance from the Union ministry for environment and fore
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/despite-green-tribunal-order-illegal-sand-mining-continues
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-goa
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goa
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-minerals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/environment-clearance-ec
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers