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MoEF nod to phase out mining in protected areas within 10 yrs [1]

Notification within a fortnight; 32 mining leases are likely to be affected by the order; MoEF asked to rethink banning sand mining in leases below 5 hectares

Publication Date: 
03/11/2014
Herald (Panjim) [2]
Tags:
Goa [3], Mining [4], Sand [5], Wildlife [6], Sanctuaries [7], National Parks [8], Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF) [9], Eco-Sensitive Zone [10], Coastal Regulations [11], Environment [12]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/moef-nod-phase-out-mining-protected-areas-within-10-yrs
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/herald-panjim
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goa
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-parks
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/eco-sensitive-zone
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-regulations
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment