Round-The-Clock Protest to Check Beach Sand-Mining, Kerala, India
A woman and her three children have been staging a protest in front of the Collectorate since July 11 demanding action against illegal extraction of beach sand from near her home at Puthiyangadi.
Illegal Sand Mining Unabated at Riverbeds, Karnataka State, India
The menace of illegal sand mining continues to ravage the Cauvery river and its four tributaries, posing a serious threat to the environment. Most of this sand, extracted from riverbeds, feeds the construction industry in Bangalore. This goes on in defiance of the ban imposed.