20 agencies have been entrusted with mapping and sand auditing of 20 rivers in State
The Assembly Committee on Environment will keep a tab on the river mapping and sand auditing being undertaken by various agencies on 20 river systems in Kerala.
With construction activity and infrastructure development almost paralysed in Goa due to various bans imposed, on sand mining and earth excavations for bricks and roads, the Goa Chamber of Commerce
Despite several assurances, the state government has been reluctant to frame the state river policy ostensibly to protect the interests of industries and corporate houses, alleged Rajendra Singh, a
In yet another order that has taken on illegal sand mining, the National Green Tribunal on Monday directed the Salem Collector to prevent the functioning of illegal brick kilns and excavation of sa
The National Green Tribunal (NGT)’s recent ban on unauthorised river sand-mining is expected to go a long way in saving the Bharathapuzha. The order is expected to save many rivers in the State which have been over-exploited and destroyed by sand-mining.
Even as World Rivers Day is observed on Sunday, the Central Travancore region, comprising Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, and parts of Alappuzha, is fast becoming a graveyard of rivers and natural streams owing to indiscriminate sand-mining, encroachments, and pollution.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT)’s recent ban on unauthorised river sand-mining is expected to go a long way in saving the Bharathapuzha.
The order is expected to save many rivers in the State which have been over-exploited and destroyed by sand-mining. Various committees had pointed out that sand-mining caused erosion of riverbanks, reduction of flow, and a consequent destruction of river eco-systems.
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday issued notices to the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana over allegations that illegal sand mining carried out on the borders of the two states is adve
