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Abstract
The human population and the global economy have been growing rapidly, increasing resource consumption. This paper evaluates the extent to which sand mining has an impact on the environment. Through a case study and regulatory analysis of India, this paper has attempted to underscore the consequences of excessive sand excavation while highlighting the case of the Indian “sand mafia”. This secondary research evaluation finds that mining of sand resources is a common practice that leads to the destruction of the environment which adversely affects commercial and non-commercial living resources. While studies do point out that economic activities requiring sand as a material have been taking place in the developed countries, this paper shows how developing countries are also beginning to play a much bigger role in the global economy, thus having increasing impacts on natural resources and the environment.
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Chaudhuri, Oleena
(2021)
"Grains of Gold - Excavating the Perils of Sand mining,"
Journal of Environmental Sustainability: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://repository.rit.edu/jes/vol8/iss1/4
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