At a recently held District Collectors' conference, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi issued directions to stop illegal sand mining, which bears testimony to the fact that the state has been witnessing growth in sand theft.
Calling the move a path-breaking initiative, state mining and geology minister said these sites will help in checking malpractices to jack up the prices of sand and truly give the freedom of choice to the common man to buy sand from the source of his choice and at the price of his choice.
The state cabinet has taken the decision "in order to make construction material available to consumers at affordable prices".
In a meeting with mining contractors, Mann said his government is committed to ensure seamless supply of construction material to the people at the affordable rates.
The objective of creating this art piece is to alert the city residents to segregate waste on their own at home before handing it over to the BMC Safaiwalas.
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board is directed to conduct computation of Environmental Compensation and royalty and other dues and recovery of the same from the violator state, the NGT bench comprising Amit Sthalekar and Saibal Dasgupta ordered in a 15-page judgment.
"WhatsApp chats are not evidence unless due procedures of law are followed... Confessions of an accused are not admissible as evidence without proper safeguards... In this case, (Khan) is clearly paying the price of being a celeb," Rohatgi said.
'The app enables a buyer to understand from which block he is buying the sand, how much quantity is available and the variety of sand,' the official added.
A man-made sand crisis in Bihar over the past five months has angered all stakeholders: Thousands of labourers, skilled workers,…
