Government has totally banned mining around water bodies in the country.
The move, according to government, is to protect the water bodies from being polluted by miners.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/government-bans-mining-around-water-bodies
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/ghana-web-ghana
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ghana
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment