Sand Mining

Rajgarh, a district in Madhya Pradesh, is home to five major rivers– Parvati, Kalisindh, Ajnar, Gadnala, and Nevaj. Every day, there are reports of illegal sand mining from these rivers, often highlighting seizures and actions taken by the authorities.

मध्यप्रदेश के राजगढ़ जिले मुख्य में तौर पर 5 नदियां गुज़रती हैं। इनमें से पार्वती, कालीसिंध, अजनार, गाड़नाला और नेवज प्रमुख हैं। राजगढ़ की इन नदियों से रेत खनन या कहें तो अवैध रेत खनन की खबरें आए दिन आती रहती हैं।

Villagers from Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts protested against silica sand mining, citing threats to the environment and groundwater. Officials halted the mining temporarily, and a peace meeting with local authorities is scheduled for October 16.

The NGT declared the Lalachera sand mining environmental clearance illegal due to missing district survey reports. SEIAA must submit a new affidavit in four weeks.

The NGT has directed the UPPCB to address complaints regarding illegal sand mining along the Kanhar and Maliya rivers in Sonbhadra. If confirmed, the UPPCB is to assess environmental damage and impose compensation.

Climate change already generates increasingly intense and persistent sand and dust storms. This problem “drastically” increases in some parts of the world, according to a warning from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (CLD).

नर्मदा से अवैध रेत खनन तो नहीं रुका मगर महेश माँझी जैसे 300 से भी अधिक मज़दूरों की आजीविका पर संकट ज़रूर आ गया. 

Extended ban on sand mining in Bihar until Oct. 15, 2023 due to changing monsoon trends. National Green Tribunal issued order

In response to a petition filed on May 24, the National Green Court (NGT) ordered a committee to investigate allegations of illegal mining

Sand mining is the practice that is used to extract sand from beaches, inland dunes, Ocean beds or river beds.