Feb , sand mining is a serious threat to most of the rivers in kerala but the case is more visible in periyar river the indiscriminate mining has even affected the stability of sree sankara bridge at kaladay according to d padmalal, head of the environmental sciences division, ntinal center for earth science studioes, this kind of mindless mining has created big problems to the rivers of the state
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IThe real danger, however, is illegal mining, worked through the sand mafia, real estate gangs, fake land registration goons and operators who exploit sand and rock resources as kerala struggles to
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ISep , the tribunals direction came after taking suo motu on its own cognizance of an indian express news report titled quotyearolds video gets kerala talking of impact of sand miningquot
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ISep , ngt pulls up kerala pollution control board over sand mining in coastal village of kollam district the tribunal had earlier sought a report from the kollam district administration after taking note of a yearold girls viral video on environmental impact of sand mining activity in her village
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ISep , environmental impacts visible soil erosion, mine tailing spills, haritha john, oct Sand mining in coastal kerala is swallowing villages and displacing thousandsThe threat of coastal erosion looms large over the coastline between chavara and alappad in kollam district click to view meta information
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ISep , the national green tribunal has rapped kerala state pollution control board kspcb over its quotincompetencequot to decide environmental impact of sand mining in a
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IOct , this stretch in kerala is where the extensive mineral beach sand mining has been happening since the s the abandoned buildings are the remains of
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ISand mining activities began in alappad in the mids, mainly under the auspices of the centres indian rare earths limited and the stateowned kerala minerals and metals limited though there have been protests by locals over the years citing the environmental fragility of the area, the mining companies remained undisturbed until now
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ISand mining, a severe environmental problem to the river basins of kerala, have numerous impacts on land, water and biota the study revealed that channel deepening and widening occurred mainly at lower reaches of the meenachil river instream mining in the meenachil river has altered the channel geometry and bed elevation as well as reduced
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ISome of the general impacts of river sand and gravel mining on various components of the river basin environment of kerala are summarized in table the river channels, in the midlands and lowlands of kerala, are deteriorated drastically due to illicit scooping of
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ISep , last month, the south indian state of kerala experienced record level rainfall a huge mm of rainfall in just hours, resulted in devastating flooding, causing significant damage to infrastructure, agricultural systems and human life with over people confirmed to have been killed due to the flooding, experts are now identifying the causes of
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IHowever, mining activities on large scale are confined mainly to a few minerals heavy mineral sands, china clay and to a lesser extent limestonelimeshell, silica sand and granite in fact, heavy mineral sand and china clay contribute more than of the total value of mineral production in the state
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IThe physicochemical impact of sand mining cwrdm cess and many others, studies on biological impacts are very limited sunil kumar, hence, an attempt has been made in this paper to address the biological impact of sand mining in one of the perennial rivers of southern kerala, the ithikkara river, draining mainly through
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IAug , kerala floods, causes, impacts and way ahead august , adding to that the ecological destruction caused by rapid deforestation, harmful use of land in the upland areas and mining of sand in the streams and rivers have contributed to the top soil runoff and siltation
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IThe sand mining industry is laden with corruption, and this puts journalists who cover the topic at an increased danger read more coastal care june , news sand mining
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IEnvironmental impacts of mining can occur at local, regional, and global scales through direct and indirect mining practices impacts can result in erosion, sinkholes, loss of biodiversity, or the contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water by the chemicals emitted from mining processes these processes also have an impact on the atmosphere from the emissions of carbon which have
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IMar , the main causes of the collapse can be seen floating in many places on the tiens murky waters dredging boats, using rackety pumps to raise from the river bed enormous quantities of sand in
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IJul , among these is a new international airport near sabarimala temple and sand mining in thottappally estuary the land acquisition for the project would cause severe environmental impact
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IKerala industries minister ep jayarajan has reiterated his stand that black sand mining in alappad doesnt have any impact on the region quotwhat black sand is for kerala is like oil for gulf
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IJun , the overview of sand mining in the kerala showed how illegal mining of rivers had played its part in aggravating flood situation reports revealed that several rivers in the state turned dry and water level adjoining them dropped significantly soon after floods, despite excess rainfall, which was partly because of excessive mining and
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IJun , rampant sand mining is under way in the kabani river, a major tributary of the cauvery, under the guise of an order from the district disaster management authority ddma
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IDec , river sand mining is banned in kerala, but reports say it goes on unchecked jazeeras activism, she says, stems from the lack of support she received while growing up
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IPenalty for illegal sand mining in kerala to go up twentyfold the existing provision is to sell the seized sand to the kalavara store run by the kerala state nirmithi kendra, as per the rate fixed
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IDr d padmalal is a research scientist at the centre for earth science studies trivandrum, kerala, india he is an expert in quaternary geology and environmental geology and has been studying sand mining and related environmental problems for almost years
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IJan , alapad, a coastal village in kollam is facing the brunt of mining mining activities in region dates back to when two governmentowned companies, indian rare earth, and kerala minerals and metals limited began mining beach sand in the region but according to locals the years of unregulated mining alappad which had an area of square kilometre has been reduced to just
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ISep , gadgil stated that as a result of this increase in local construction was the indiscriminate sand mining and quarrying in the surrounding mountains this led to unstable surface areas and landslides prior to the flooding, which caused several blockages of rivers and streams
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IImpacts due to soil and sand mining to the environment in indian regions pollution of the water is evident by the colouration of water which in most of the rivers and streams in the mining area varies from brownish to reddish orange low ph between , high electrical conductivity, high concentration of ions of sulphate and iron and toxic
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IThe death of ias officer, d k ravi, who famously tried to stop illegal mining activities in kolar district of karnataka, brought to forefront the power of the sand mining lobby in the country
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IApr , environmental issues of kerala uncontrolled sand mining the main reason for destruction of rivers ecology in kerala is indiscriminate and uncontrolled sand mining all the rivers in kerala are facing these problems when the sand is removed from the river belt, it reduces the availability of water in the well and canals near to revers because of water table down salinity is also a problem
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IKerala is bound by the arabian sea on the west, karnataka on the north and northeast, and tamil nadu on the eastThe arabian sea claims large chunks of the shore every season in kerala despite the accelerating loss of coastline, sand miners continue to gouge into
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IMajor impacts in kerala due to excessive and illegal sand mining are sand mining from almost all the rivers in kerala goes on unabated despite the restrictions and controls imposed by the state government it has not only deepened the river beds to below the sea level but threatens the
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IJun , the activity imposes marked environmental impacts on land, water, atmosphere, and socioeconomic conditions of a river basin environmental impact assessment eia is an important tool to assess the positive beneficial and negative adverse impacts of the sand mining two different methodsmatrix method and rapid impact assessment matrix method are used here to assess the
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IThe ban on sand mining from the rivers in kannur from december , from december following a verdict by the nationalgreen tribunal has literally brought the construction segment in the district to a standstill, allege trade unions, and they feel that it will help only the grey market apart from the bigtime sand mafia and msand dealers
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