VILLUPURAM: Indiscriminate and illegal mining of sand along the Then Pennaiyar banks in the district has exposed several villages to severe ecological disaster, including depletion of ground water
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/illegal-mining-spells-doom-villupuram
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bosco-dominique
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-puducherry
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/villupuram-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade