Govt helpless as illegal sand mining continues

  • The new sand mining season started on October 1, but the directorate of mines and geology (DMG) is refusing to renew licenses of sand extractors. 
     
  • Ashutosh R Apte said that the department of science, technology, and the environment will be granting the EC
     
  • Since the renewal of licenses has been stopped, illegal sand mining has intensified in the state, according to the government.
     
  • Sand prices are soaring in the state due to high demand from the construction industry. 
     
  • Builders said that they purchase sand from suppliers and never question the source. The supplier could be getting it through illegal extraction or from other states.

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