SAND MINING
Sand Mining is a coastal activity referring to the process of removing sand from foreshores such as rivers, streams and lakes. This activity is now often practiced as the demand for sand increases in industry and construction.
IN INDIA – Sand Mining has become an environmental issue in India. Environmentalists have raised public awareness of illegal sand mining at various places in the country.
IMPACTS- Uncontrolled sand mining can lead to the destruction of the entire river system. If sand and gravel are extracted in quantities higher than the capacity of the rivers to replenish them, then it can result in changes in the channel form, physical habitats or the food webs, i.e. , it can upset the entire aquatic ecosystem. The removal of sand from riverbeds increases the velocity of the flowing water which eventually erodes river banks. Disturbances in the underwater or coastal sand cause turbidity which is harmful for certain organisms. It may also result in the destruction of many aquatic and riparian habitats. Many hectares of streamside fertile land are also lost annually. Sand mining transforms river beds into large and deep pits as a result of which the groundwater table drops and drinking water wells are left dry.
Thus, I believe that Swami Nigamanand’s protest was for the right cause ! Save the Earth..
DON’T BE MEAN , GO GREEN !
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