Data from the Atomic Mineral Directorate for Exploration and Research has shown that India’s monazite reserve was estimated at 11.93-million tonnes. The province of Andhra Pradesh accounted for the largest reserves estimated at 3.74-million tonnes followed by Tamil Nadu with 2.46-million tonnes, Orissa with 2.41-million tonnes Kerala with 1.90-million tonnes, West Bengal with 1.22-million tonnes and Jharkhand with 0.22-million tonnes. http://zeenews.india.com/news/eco-news/india-s-monazite-reserves-have-gone-up_869100.html Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Prime Minister's Office V. Narayansamy gave this information in reply to a written question in the Rajya Sabha. August 14, 2013
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http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2013/08/illegal-beach-sand-mining-in-tn-richest.html Illegal beach sand mining in TN. The richest monazit resource of AP taken out of DAE/IREL purview. SoniaG UPA, protect nation's thorium reserves.
http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2013/08/thorium-beach-sands-illegal-mining.html Thorium beach sands: illegal mining along India's coastline. SoniaG UPA, stop the loot of nation's wealth
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http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2013/08/illegal-beach-sand-mining-in-tn-richest.html Illegal beach sand mining in TN. The richest monazit resource of AP taken out of DAE/IREL purview. SoniaG UPA, protect nation's thorium reserves.
http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.in/2013/08/thorium-beach-sands-illegal-mining.html Thorium beach sands: illegal mining along India's coastline. SoniaG UPA, stop the loot of nation's wealth
NEW DELHI, August 15, 2013
Green Tribunal bans beach sand mining in T.N., Kerala
NITIN SETHI
Chief Secretaries asked to file report
The National Green Tribunal has decided to set up an expert committee to carry out orders that it may pass in future and to prepare a comprehensive report on illegal sand mining. The committee will carry out comprehensive zoning and mapping to delineate areas where mining could be permitted and to what extent.
Hearing a case filed by the NGT Bar Association, the Tribunal on Wednesday banned beach sand mining in the coastal States without environmental clearance, citing specific instances in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The NGT Bench ordered the Chief Secretaries of the two States to file a report on the issue. In the case in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, the Bench headed by Tribunal Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar noted that illegal mining continued despite earlier court orders and asked the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police to show cause why action should not be taken against them for letting the practice to continue. The Tribunal, besides asking the States to file detailed reports in two weeks, asked members of the public to provide it more information on illegal sand mining.
For the States, the Tribunal listed specific information that they would need to furnish including details of recorded cases of illegal mining and regulations put in place since the February 2013 order of the Supreme Court on minor minerals.
Expert panel to carry out orders of Green Tribunal
Show-cause notice issued to Gautam Buddh Nagar Deputy Commissioner and SP