In what could be a big boost to those fighting against rampant mining in Uttarakhand, the state government is contemplating making Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar districts as no-mining zones.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/u%E2%80%99khand-mulls-making-haridwar-and-udham-singh-nagar-%E2%80%98no-mining-zones%E2%80%99
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ds-kunwar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sheo-s-jaiswal
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-dehradun
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haridwar-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/udham-singh-nagar
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade