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Sand theft or unauthorised or illegal sand mining leads to a generally unknown global example of natural and non-renewable resource depletion problem comparable in extent to global water scarcity. [1] [2] [3] Beach theft is illegal removal of large quantities of sand from a beach leading to full or partial disappearance of the beach. In India ...
The mining ministry of the union government has announced a special commission to investigate the various cases of illegal mining in India. [ 69 ] [ 70 ] The union mining minister, B.K. Handique , announced that the investigation spanning Karnataka, Orissa and Jharkhand, will submit a report in 6 months.
In 1917, L.S.S. O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is that of Bokaro, covering 220 square miles (570 km 2), with an estimated content of 1,500 million tons; close by… is the Ramgarh field 40 square miles (100 km 2), in which, however, coal is believed to be of inferior quality.
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It however praised her work in preventing illegal sand mining and ordered both the central and the state government to report how they are tackling illegal mining and what security is being provided to the officers engaged in stopping it. [92] [93] On 8 August, the Supreme Court of India accepted a PIL filed by an advocate M. L. Sharma. The PIL ...
Murder of a senior Indian police official by the mining mafia created a debate on Corruption in India. Several activists including Anna Hazare were protesting against the incident. [2] CBI probe was ordered by the Indian central government in the issue. [3] He was run over by tractor carrying illegally mined stones after he tried to stop it. [4]
Sand smuggling is the cross-border environmental crime [1] of illegal transportation of often illegally extracted natural sand and gravel. [2] While sand smuggling and illegal mining are global concerns, they are especially acute in Asia, where continuing urbanization and the region’s large construction boom are driving the increasing demand for sand. [3]
The Aurangabad is a large coal field located in the east of India in Bihar. Aurangabad represents one of the largest coal reserve in India having estimated reserves of 3 billion tonnes of coal . [ 1 ]