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Udupi: DC allows sand extraction in CRZ from August 1

  •   Tue, Aug 06 2019 10:41:08 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (SP)

Udupi, Aug 6: The state principal secretary in the department of forests, biodiversity and environment has reviewed the additional condition imposed when permitting extraction of sand from sand blocks located within coastal regulatory zone (CRZ) areas.

Now the concerned have been permitted to remove sand from August 1 instead of October prescribed earlier. The Karnataka Coastal Zone Management Authority committee had, vide order dated February 14, 2019, allowed clearance of sand blocks in rivers. In the order, the period from June 1 to September 30 was referred to as fish breeding period and therefore, sand extraction was banned. As such, the chief minister and state principal secretary for CRZ had been approached with an appeal to review the order as fishing ban is imposed only for two months from June 1 to July 31 and not as mentioned in the said order.


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Local MLA K Raghupati Bhat said that the forest, biodiversity and environment department secretary has permitted sand extraction from August 1. Therefore he has urged the deputy commissioner of the district to convene the seven-member committee meeting and issue permission to people holding sand extraction licence to clear the sand blocks.
  

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Tue, Aug 06 2019

    Had they allowed it in the summer, the flood situation would have been averted to some extent. Most of our rivers has low depth now.

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  • Sangram sangam, KUNDAPUR

    Tue, Aug 06 2019

    it should be supply in Udupi District Only.

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  • Mohit, Mangalore

    Tue, Aug 06 2019

    It's a shame that Coastal Karnataka used to supply sand to whole nation, while it's own people struggle to find sand. There is no logic in it. Most of the sand extracted are transported to Bangalore and other states. What kind of law is this? District commission led by Ramanatha Rai, has never intervened in this issue during his regime and Coastal DK people continued to suffer due to lack of sand for house construction.
    Jai Hind.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangaluru

    Tue, Aug 06 2019

    THIS MAY BE PERMITTED IF THE SAND EXTRACTION IS COMPLIED THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

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  • Sanjay, Hebri

    Tue, Aug 06 2019

    Great....Thats why people of udupi will never vote cong....they took revenge in its own people, who didn't vote them, for 5 years, everyone is suffering with high cost of sand and non availability.....hope outsting of cong brings the sand rationing to an end and people can construct with lesser cost.

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