Kerala Sand Mining 2018: How a 17 year Allapad became anti sand
Kerala Sand Mining 2018: How a 17 year Allapad became anti sand mining icon. February 17, ... An expert committee will be assigned to study the issues related to mining at Alappad. The committee headed by T N Prakash, CESS scientist, should submit its report in a month. Damaged sea walls will be reconstructed.
KARIMANAL (MINERAL BEACH-SAND) MINING IN …
Sekhar, L.K and Jayadev S.K "Karimanal (Mineral Beach-Sand) Mining In The Alappuzha Coast Of Kerala – A People's Perspective" in Martin J. Bunch, V. Madha Suresh and T. Vasantha Kumaran, eds., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environment and Health, Chennai, India, 15-17 December, 2003.
7 sand mining sites identified in Periyar and Muvattupuzha
The district survey draft report has identified seven potential sites for sand mining in Muvattupuzha and Periyar rivers in Ernakulam district. Find out the environmental impacts and recommended ...
IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF MINING AT ALAPPAD, …
Kollam, Kerala. Due to mining, a number of negative impacts have been identified in these regions including coastal erosion, water quality deterioration, loss of agricultural land, depletion ... Sand mining study on the Alabama OCS should have low environmental impact on fluid and sediment dynamics, according to the literature, data collected, ...
Sand Mining: The World Scenario | SpringerLink
The environmental problems of river sand mining are severe in the small rivers i.e., the rivers with catchment area <10,000 km 2 ... (2002) The Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act (2001). Kerala Gazette, vol 47, no 285, Government of Kerala, p 14.
Kerala Government Allows IREL To Continue Sand Mining in …
At a high-level meeting chaired by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on January 16, 2019, the state government ordered the temporary halt of sea washing in …
The Hidden Environmental Toll of Mining the World's Sand
In recent years, as I have traveled the world looking at environmental issues, sand mining has kept appearing out of the corner of my eye. Always there, but rarely the main story. While in Kerala in August, researching the environmental factors behind recent floods, I found that sand is dredged from local rivers 40 times faster than the rivers ...
Kerala Rivers Profile – SANDRP
The State's forests are under threat of de-notification for development and expansion schemes to promote recreational and religious tourism related activities in the upper catchments of Chalakudy and Pamba rivers, respectively. Even with the Sand Mining Regulatory Act (2001) in place, mindless sand mining continues in all of …
India still miles away from sustainable sand mining, voices …
Unscientific sand mining from rivers including the Bharathapuzha, the Periyar and others has caused huge environmental issues in Kerala. The floods of 2018 …
Watch: How sand mining in Kerala is wiping out acres of …
The locals of Alappad village, near which mineral sand mining is happening, have started a Save Alappad campaign to end mining in the region.
Villages vanish in this coastal district of Kerala as they …
The coastline between Chavara and Alappad in Kollam district of Kerala, has a decades-long story of people's battle for survival against mining companies. On a …
Black sand mining and private sector
Only PSUs have the right to mine black sand, Kerala's largest mineral resource. Three public sector companies have been working in this field for many years in Kerala.
Sand mining in coastal Kerala is swallowing villages and …
Sand mining in coastal Kerala is swallowing villages and displacing thousands. The threat of coastal erosion looms large over the coastline between Chavara and Alappad in Kollam district....
Economic Analysis of Sand Mining in Bharathapuzha
This paper addresses the issues relating to sand mining in the BharathapuzhaRiver in Kerala India, its economic analysis and its consequences. Finally ... "Indiscriminate river sand mining: a man-made disaster in kerala, india", Bionano Frontier, Eco revolution 2012 Colombo, Srilanka. P(46-49), 2012. 2.
Karimanal, mineral beach
The coast sand dunes of Kerala are enriched with six prescribed minerals viz. ilmenite, rutile, zircon, monazite, leucoxene (brown ilmenite), sillimanite and garnet. The state government in a much controversial move decided to lease out a 17-km stretch of state owned land from Valiyazhikkal to Thottappilly in Alappuzha district to Kerala Rare …
Environmental Case Studies from SW India | SpringerLink
6.2.1 Instream Sand Mining. As rampant sand mining activities in the river impose serious environmental problems in the basin environments, the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS), a premier research institution, based at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala state was directed by the Hon'ble Courts and the Government of Kerala to carry …
Sand Mining in India
Current Rules and Policies in Operation Related to Sand Mining Kerala. Existing Act: Kerala Protection of River Banks and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2001 Key Features: To allow sand mining in some locations, with each area, or Kadavu, being administered by a Kadavu Committee that will determine issues such as the …
Quarrying in Kerala needs more monitoring, indicates …
This is affecting the natural absorption of water into the soil causing mudslides and landslides. Kerala assembly's panel on environmental affairs is …
(PDF) Sand Auditing for Sustainable River Sand Miningin Kerala…
Sand Auditing is the process that evaluates the health status of rivers subjected to sand mining. This study reviews the river sand audit methodology applied in Kerala, India, from 2011 to 2019 in ...
Sand Mining: A Need for Stricter Laws and Stringent …
the Bharathappuzha River in Kerala has fallen victim to indiscriminate sand mining. Problems are widespread: many other states, including Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu have also reported the negative impact of sand mining on their rivers. An important factor leading to excessive sand mining
Climate crisis in Kerala: An integrated approach is needed …
Quarrying, mining and large-scale construction activities, which affect the ecological stability of the landscape, could be the major factors causing these landslides. There are an estimated 5,924 quarries in Kerala.
Impact of Mining and Quarrying in Muvattupuzha River Basin, Kerala …
The midland and lowland areas of the basin close to Kochi city are dotted with 667 quarries (Hard rock 374; Laterite 111; Soil 182) and 298 sand mining (Instream 181; Floodplain 117) locations. The unscientific extraction and transportation of these resources impose severe adverse impacts on various environmental components of the region.
(PDF) River sand mining and associated environmental problems …
Sand Auditing is the process that evaluates the health status of rivers subjected to sand mining. This study reviews the river sand audit methodology applied in Kerala, India, from 2011 to 2019 in terms of geographical coverage, results, and applications.
Quarrying in Kerala needs more monitoring, indicates environmental panel
India's environmental science and conservation news. Kerala has a total of 5924 functioning stone quarries while the number of those which hitherto obtained mandatory permission from the Department of Mining and Geology stands at 750.
(PDF) Resource Nexus Perspectives in the Blue Economy of …
In Kerala, current sand mining policies are either less integrated, less enforced, lacking, or exploitative to the marine and coastal resources (read Blue Economy resources) that sustain coastal ...
Uncontrolled sand mining led to Kerala floods. This is only …
Kerala has lost 50% of its forest cover between 1973 and 2016, thanks to roads and dams, commercial plantations and illegal sand mining. In 2012, a sand audit of 11 rivers reported that ...
An Analysis of Various Coastal Issues In Kerala
An article by Pavithran et al. (2014) that coastal communities are plagued by problems such as sand mining, natural disasters, loss of land due to coastal erosion, etc. Sand mining is a ...
Socio-Environmental Impact of River Sand Mining: An …
Of Geography, University College, Trivandrum, Kerala, India) Abstract:Indiscriminate sand mining can lead to the degradation of riverine environment. The study conducted ... in the Neyyar river basin shows that indiscriminate and illegal sand mining has created many problems in the environmental setting and water quality of the river basin. In ...
Kerala Government Allows IREL To Continue Sand Mining …
At a high-level meeting chaired by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on January 16, 2019, the state government ordered the temporary halt of sea washing in Alappad. At the same time, the government permitted Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL), a government body that carries out sand mining along with Kerala Minerals and Metals …
Resource nexus perspectives in the Blue Economy of India: …
This paper uses this emerging resource nexus (focusing on food, water, energy) debate to assess the case of sand mining in Kerala. The relevance of this case stems from the increasing evidence of the effects of sand mining along the coast of Kerala and India which is increasing socio-ecological vulnerability (Sabeer, 2017).