Team Herald
PANJIM: Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) has imposed four months restrictions on sand mining activities in the State from June 1.
“The department reserves the right to restrict the sand extraction activities especially during the monsoon season uniformly from June 1 to September 30 of every year,” Director of Mines Prasanna Acharya said in an order.
The south-west monsoons are set to approach Goa in the second week of June, as there is delay of onset of monsoon over Kerala.
Manual sand extraction is permitted in 24 clusters (both riverine and estuarine) in the State.
Large scale illegal sand mining activities are reported along the river beds especially in North Goa.
