JAIPUR: Other than creating a major environmental problem for the government, the illegal and indiscriminate sand mining in Banas River is causing a huge loss of revenue for the state exchequer.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/revenue-loss-due-illegal-mining-sand-sc-ban-pegged-rs-150-crore
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-jaipur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[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/illegal-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rivers
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/minor-minerals
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court