Tamil Nadu Mineral Mining

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  4 Tamil Nadu Sand Mining Firms Raided, Searches In Andhra Pradesh Also

  Four sand mining companies faced massive tax raids at nearly 100 locations in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh this morning for allegedly exporting beach minerals and routing money abroad.

• Neyveli Lignite workers on token strike today

  The state-run lignite miner has three opencast lignite mines of total capacity of 28.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) at Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, and one open cast lignite mine of capacity 2.1 MTPA at Barsingsar, Rajasthan.

• Jayalalithaa government suspends mineral mining in Tamil Nadu, probe ordered

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has ordered the suspension of mining and transportation of minerals including garnet, Ilemnite and rutile across the state till all 71 beach mineral mining quarries are investigated for irregularities.

• Tamil Nadu government suspends beach mineral mining, probe ordered

  Tamil Nadu government today ordered a probe to ascertain if irregularities have occurred in 71 large mineral quarries engaged in extraction of beach minerals in the state and suspended operations till its completion.

• Years of illegal sand mining take its toll on Tuticorin coast, shore line eroding

  People from Viapar, a coastal village in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin district, say they have never seen sea waves reach so close to their homes. Several neighbouring villages echo the same story as years of illegal mining have led to heavy beach erosion across the region.

• Illicit mineral mining in Tuticorin: Tamil Nadu government orders probe

  The Tamil Nadu government has ordered a probe into reports of alleged illegal mineral mining in the Tuticorin district. Revenue Secretary Mr Gagandeep Singh Bedi will head the team and submit its report within a month.

• Did not expect to be posted outright now: Tamil Nadu bureaucrat on his transfer over crackdown on illegal sand mining

  Ashish Kumar, who was the District Collector of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu till two days ago, was handed his transfer order on Tuesday evening. Earlier that day, he had conducted raids on mineral quarries owned by local mining barons in two villages in the district.

• Crackdown on sand mafia in Tamil Nadu, police seize 350 trucks

  In a dramatic crackdown on sand miners, the Tirupur Police in Tamil Nadu has seized more than 350 trucks that were allegedly carrying more than double the amount of sand they've been approved to carry.

• High Court order on DMK MLA's petition

  Holding that registration of a case under Indian Penal Code and 'Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act' was not illegal if the act of an accused constituted offences under both statutes, Madras High Court today held police could proceed with its investigation.