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Kerala rich in marine sand: GSI [1]

They may meet needs of construction industry for 50 years

The offshore areas of Kerala hold enough sand resources to meet the requirements of the construction industry in the State for about 50 years, a study conducted by the Geological Survey of India (GSI) has revealed.

Publication Date: 
07/03/2014
T. Nandakumar [2]
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) [3]
Tags:
Kerala [4], Sand [5], Geological Survey Of India (GSI) [6], Construction Industry [7], Flora [8], Fauna [9], Coastal Erosion [10]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/t-nandakumar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/geological-survey-india-gsi
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/construction-industry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/flora
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fauna
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-erosion