Suction pumps can no longer be used for sand mining off the coast of Maharashtra, says Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal The NGT order issued on Monday was in response to a petition against ...

A new PIL has been filed in the high court against the use of suction pumps by "sand mafia''. The PIL also demanded proper implementation of an October 2010 policy and an HC 2010 order on sand ...

A team of revenue officials led by Kalyan and Dombivli tahsildar carried out a raid at Thane creek and found two barges using suction pumps for dredging sand crush. The suction pumps were seized and ...

Thane: The Thane district Revenue department on Friday took action against the illegal sand miners in Kalher at Alimgarh Creek in Thane district to curb illegal sand dredging. During the action two ...

Thane: The Kalyan revenue department took action against the illegal sand miners in Kalyan Creek to curb illegal sand dredging, said an officials on Tuesday. During the action, a team of Tehsildar ...

In one of the biggest crackdown against the sand mafia in Vasai and Virar, Palghar police conducted two raids at a sand depot at Khanivade in Virar and at Khardi in Vasai near Vaitarna river. HT Image ...