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Illegal Sand Mining
Murder over sand mining: BJP alleges Salepur MLA’s link

The deceased identified as Happy and his associate Dipak Behera were attacked by a group near Jaripada on Gobindpur road on Sunday.

  • Wednesday, 26 October 2022
NGT Slap To Tehsildar
NGT Orders FIR Against Tehsildar In Subarnarekha Illegal Sand

The National Green Tribunal [NGT] slammed the District administration of Balasore over illegal sand mining in Subranarekha riverbed.

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  • Saturday, 15 October 2022
Illegal Sand Mining At Subarnarekha Riverbed
Subarnarekha illegal sand mining: NGT seeks FIR against tehsildar, slaps Rs 1cr fine on lessee

As an interim measure, the NGT directed one Rajesh Khatua from Jaleswar, Balasore to deposit Rs 1 crore towards environmental compensation to Odisha Pollution Control Board (PCB) within a period of one month till final computation of environmental compensation is carried out by SEIAA, Odisha.

  • Friday, 14 October 2022
NGT slaps Rs 36 cr fine
NGT slaps Rs 36 cr fine on lessee for illegal sand mining in Mayurbhanj

A bench of Justice B Amit Sthalekar (judicial member) and Saibal Dasgupta (expert member) of the NGT pronounced the judgement on August 30 while hearing a plea of Radhamohan Singh of Mayurbhanj. 

  • Friday, 02 September 2022
Class 9 girl student returning home from tuition dies in accident
Class 9 girl student returning home from tuition dies in accident

As per reports, she was returning home after attending tuition class when the mishap occurred. She died on the spot.

  • Monday, 06 June 2022
Sand Mining From Kharasrota Riverbed
Illegal sand mining: Tehsildar hand in gloves with sand mafia, says Kendrapara Sarpanch

The Sarpanch of Juania Gram Panchayat in Kendrapara’s Aul block has alleged that the mafias are indiscriminately lifting sand illegally from the Kharasrota riverbed posing a great danger to the ecology.

  • Monday, 16 May 2022
NGT Team Inspects Illegal Sand Mining
Illegal sand mining: Budhabalang riverbed under tight scanner of NGT

A four-member team of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday visited the Budhabalang riverbed at Mahupura under Badasahi tehsil in Mayurbhanj for the second time to inspect the magnitude of sand theft and its environmental impacts.

  • Monday, 09 May 2022
Tehsil Office Ganjam
Sand mafia attacks Tehsildar, Revenue Inspectors in Ganjam

Throwing an open challenge to the Police, sand mafia on Sunday attacked an Additional Tehsildar and three Revenue Inspectors (RIs) at the Rushikulya riverbed near Malijagannathpur village under Ganjam police limits.

  • Sunday, 08 May 2022
Illegal sand mining: Teshsildar suspended after NGT whip in Mayurbhanj
Illegal sand mining: Teshsildar suspended after NGT whip in Mayurbhanj

According to a notification issued by the State Revenue and Disaster Management department, Moharana has been suspended with immediate effect.

  • Saturday, 07 May 2022
Badasahi Tehsildar Goes Missing
Illegal sand mining: Odisha Tehsildar missing after NGT whip

The Tehsildar of Badasahi in Mayurbhanj went missing just a day before a sand mafia Pradeep Bindhani was arrested on April 30 for lifting sand way beyond his lease area.

  • Monday, 02 May 2022
Punjab Mining Raids: ED Seizes Rs 10 Crore Cash Including From CM's Relative
Punjab Mining Raids: ED Seizes Rs 10 Crore Cash Including From CM's Relative

Another about Rs 2 crore has been seized from the premises linked to a person identified as Sandeep Kumar, they said.

  • Wednesday, 19 January 2022
ED Raids House Of Punjab CM's Nephew In Sand Mining Case
ED Raids House Of Punjab CM's Nephew In Sand Mining Case

During the raid the ED recorded the statement of those who were present at the house of Honey, the nephew of the Chief Minister.

  • Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Illegal Sand Mining
NGT Takes Suo Motu Note Of Illegal Sand Mining In Sundargarh, Sets Up Probe Panel

In a bid to investigate the matter, the apex environmental watchdog has set up a committee comprising officials of Central Pollution Control Board, Odisha State Pollution Control Board, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) and the Collector of Sundargarh

  • Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Rampant Illegal Sand Mining Threat To World Famous Konark Sun Temple, Flora Fauna
Rampant Illegal Sand Mining Threat To World Famous Konark Sun Temple, Flora Fauna

The magnitude at which the sand mafias are excavating sand from Balibanta will have a catastrophic impact on the Sun temple and the rich biodiversity. 

  • Thursday, 06 January 2022
Sand Mafia's Rampant Illegal Mining Operation At Konark Caught On OTV Cam | Watch
Sand Mafia's Rampant Illegal Mining Operation At Konark Caught On OTV Cam | Watch

The operational area of the mafia spans from Balibanta in the north of the Sun Temple to the Balukhand Forest Reserve area including the helipad area. Several footages has been captured that show deep trenches and uprooted trees which are the results of over-excavation. 

  • Monday, 27 December 2021
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