Despite the ban on the use of machinery while extracting and loading sand, permit holders have rampantly been using machinery while loading sand extracted from rivers in Coastal Regulation Zones (CRZ) ...

Collector Pamela Satpathy and Police Commissioner Gaush Alam directed TGMDC to install CCTV cameras at sand quarries, ...

Despite tall claims by the district administration about reigning in deviations in sand extraction from rivers in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), use of outboard engine-fitted large boats and ...

Tons of sand illegally taken out from the river have been seized and the track used for taking tractors and trucks to the ghats for loading the sand have been blocked. If you have been to Bhita, the ...