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Sand mafia reign over Kozhikode as cops remain on back foot [1]

Despite the ban on sand mining, the mafia has continued with mining and illegal transportation of sand, thanks to the lack of coordination between police and revenue officials and the absence of a

Publication Date: 
13/12/2013
Times Of India (Kozhikode) [2]
Tags:
Kozhikode (D) [3], Mining [4], Sand [5], Minor Minerals [6], Illegal Trade [7], Kerala [8], National Green Tribunal (NGT) [9], Rivers [10]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kozhikode-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
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[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-minerals
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/national-green-tribunal-ngt
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers