 | Sand mining sparks row between Andhra Pradesh, Telangana border villagersPeople of border villages levelled allegations against each other that sand was being illegally mined in their respective territory. |
 | Cabinet allows sand mining in tanks, ponds, patta landsNew policy approved to address shortage and fluctuation in price |
 | Officials in the dark as sand mined from riverResidents of Thiruvenganur near Thirumanur complained that some people were mining sand from Kollidam under the pretext of collecting savudu sand. |
 | Rajasthan: Bans fail to loosen sand mining mafia’s vice-like gripKailash Meena, a social worker fighting against illegal sand and gravel mining in the state, said despite repeated court orders the government has failed to curb illegal ‘bajri’ mining. |
 | Sand mining: MoEF wants other states to learn from TelanganaThis technique involves using the cement consumption data in a state for deriving an estimate of sand consumption, as cement sale data is better organised and is readily available. |
 | Andhra Pradesh government appoints joint collectors for better implementation of Sand Mining Policy-2019The APMDC has requested the government to sanction additional manpower for operation of sand reaches and stockyards. |
 | Trouble in Thadagam Valley as activists allege rampant red sand miningIt started with one, as it always does. |
 | Kosathalaiyar river bed sand mining: Is government violating its own norms?The Public Works Department appears to be violating government norms in mining sand from the Kosasthalaiyar river bed. |
| Chennai: Sand mining on Kosasthalaiyar riverbed sets off alarmsHowever, Express found that nearly half of the 14-acre mining site was covered in shrubbery and has only clay soil at the top. |
