Illegal Sea Sand Dredging Leaves Behind Environmental Mess, China
China’s economic boom has triggered unprecedented number of construction projects. The regular supply of sand has almost run out and many construction firms have been using sand from the sea, illegally, and leaving behind an environmental mess. The coastline in Rizhao, Shandong, has retreated more than 100 meters due to excessive sea sand dredging.
Sand Mafia Fill 600 Trucks a Day, Thane District India
The district administration does not have manpower to control highways and look out for the sand mafia.
Bangladesh and Maldives: Sand Export Deal in Sight
Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed expressed keenness to import sand from Bangladesh, as his country would be inundated if the sea level rises by only a metre.
Nigeria: Continuous Sand Mining and Dredging Cause Concerns
Continued dredging in the state’s shorelines have been described as an illegal activity capable of causing major environmental challenge for Lagos in its bid for environmental sustainability.
Ban on Sand Dredging by Machines Suggested in Coastal Konkan, India
After refusing to lift the stay to sand mining in Maharashtra, Bombay High Court suggested that the government may think of banning sand dredging by machines in the coastal Konkan area.
New Beach Sand Mining Restriction in The Turks and Caicos
Measures are being put in place to regulate beach sand mining in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
How sand mining mafia is plundering beaches and creeks
The entire coastal region in India, especially the west coast, will be denuded of natural sand, if the sector is not regulated. Most of Maharashtra’s beaches will resemble lunar surfaces, with the sand mined completely, leaving only a rocky shore.
Lagos Expansion Into Atlantic Ocean, Nigeria
By 2016, Lagos will get a new city to be built on nine million square metres of reclaimed land about 2.4 kilometres into the Atlantic Ocean, south of Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island.
Mechanised Sand Mining to Attract Criminal Action
Facing strong criticism from the Opposition and environmentalists over wisespread quarrying of sand in the Tamirabarani river basin in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts and Palar river basin in Vellore and Kanchipuram, chief minister M. Karunanidhi ordered the ban on mechanised sand quarrying.