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The high court of Kerala has banned mining within one km radius of bridges but the state government is permitting mining even within 500 meters of the bridge. Illegal sand mining has created about 800 pits on the Periyar river. In June 2015, the government of Kerala banned mining in six rivers of Kerala for a period of three years. [2]
However, due to the sand mining in the last 30 years, the thick sand bed has been completely vanished and has then been replaced with grasses and bushes which has become an environmental catastrophe. [ citation needed ] At the peak of the sand mining period in the mid 1990s at least 40-50 lorries carrying tonnes of pristine sands were a common ...
Sand mining, especially illegal ... 5,500-6,000 truck loads of 200 cubic ft. of sand is mined ... illegal sand and mineral mining in beaches of Tamil Nadu and Kerala ...
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This plant, the first unit of IREL, was made operational way back in 1952 for processing of monazite, whose capacity was subsequently increased by about three times.Rare Earths Division (RED), Udyogamandal, Aluva is located on the banks of Periyar River in Kerala at a distance of 12 km from the port city of Kochi and 15 km from Kochi International Airport.
KNVN-DT2, branded Telemundo Chico-Redding, is the Telemundo-affiliated second digital subchannel of KNVN, broadcasting in 720p high definition on channel 24.2. It is the first local Spanish-language station in the Northstate to broadcast a locally produced Spanish-language newscast called Acción Noticiero Telemundo with Josh Navarro and Daniela Contreras as anchors.
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Special authentic Kerala style local food can also be experienced along the cliff. [citation needed] The cliff and the beach include resorts, restaurants, and other shops. The black part of the sand on Varkala Beach contains thorium oxide, which is a radioactive substance.