Despite recent crackdown on illegal sand mining at several locations in Maharashtra, there are still a few sites where such activity is going on brazenly.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/illegal-sand-mining-creek-near-ulwe-belapur-link-road
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vijay-singh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-navi-mumbai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/sand-mining
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mangroves