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VARIETY

| It Could Happen to You | 7-minute read

Soil Erosion, Kerala floods, Sand Mafia, Sand Mining

Uncontrolled sand mining led to Kerala floods. This is only waiting to happen again

And it’s not just Kerala. Almost each of India’s 400-plus rivers is in the grip of the sand mining mafia.

Damayanti Datta

@DattaDamayanti

VARIETY

| 4-minute read

Sand Mafia, Madhya Pradesh, Journalist attacked, Illegal mining

Reporter’s death in MP raises questions about safety of journalists in India

Sandeep Sharma had been working against the sand mafia flourishing in the state.

@yasheesingh

POLITICS

| 3-minute read

Congress, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Sand Mafia, Sand Mining

Why ban on sand mining in Madhya Pradesh has been lifted six months on

Many feel the new policy would benefit the mining mafia that has been operating without impunity in the state.