sand crisis

Jaya Karnataka warns of boycotting election

The district unit of Jaya Karnataka threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha election if the district administration fail to tackle the sand crisis and trace the seven missing fishermen.

12 March 2019, 17:57 IST

Jaya Karnataka warns of boycotting election

12 March 2019, 17:57 IST

New sand policy next week

Karnataka will finalise a new policy next week to address the prevailing sand crisis, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said on Friday. Parameshwara, who chaired a meeting of a Cabinet sub-committee looking into the issue, told reporters that the new policy would be comprehensive in that it would cover several aspects pertaining to sand.

11 January 2019, 17:59 IST

New sand policy next week

11 January 2019, 17:59 IST

Sand crisis: Control room at DC office

The Dakshina Kannada district administration has set up a control room to ensure that there is no sand crisis for development works in the district.

21 December 2018, 18:09 IST

Sand crisis: Control room at DC office

21 December 2018, 18:09 IST

Lorry owners threaten Udupi bandh on Nov 22

A district-wide bandh will be held on November 22, if deputy commissioner fails to resolve the sand crisis by November 21, Udupi district Lorry Owners Association Praveen Suvarna said.

16 December 2018, 17:09 IST

Lorry owners threaten Udupi bandh on Nov 22

16 December 2018, 17:09 IST

Permanent solution to sand crisis demanded

Centre of Indian Trade Unions state vice president K Shankar has said that the row over sand mining will continue till corruption is eliminated in the district.

16 December 2018, 17:09 IST

Permanent solution to sand crisis demanded

16 December 2018, 17:09 IST

MLA sets 2-week deadline to end sand crisis in Udupi

MLA Raghupathy Bhat has threatened to intensify protest if the state government and district administration failed to solve the ongoing row over sand crisis within a fortnight.

16 December 2018, 17:08 IST

MLA sets 2-week deadline to end sand crisis in Udupi

16 December 2018, 17:08 IST

‘Sand scarcity in coastal dists stage managed’

National Environment Care Federation urged deputy commissioners of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, who are also chairpersons of district sand monitoring committee, not to renew or issue fresh permits allowing sand mining in Coastal Regulation Zonal areas.

04 November 2018, 18:43 IST

‘Sand scarcity in coastal dists stage managed’

04 November 2018, 18:43 IST

Sand row will be solved in a week, says DC Senthil

Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil said that the row over sand would be solved in the next one week and that the district would not face any sand crisis in the next five years.

03 November 2018, 20:11 IST

Sand row will be solved in a week, says DC Senthil

03 November 2018, 20:11 IST

BJP blames district administration for sand crisis

Accusing the state government and district administration of failing to solve the sand crisis, district BJP unit staged a protest in front of DC’s office on Saturday.

03 November 2018, 20:08 IST

BJP blames district administration for sand crisis

03 November 2018, 20:08 IST

‘DCs responsible for sand crisis’

Congress leader and MLC Ivan D’Souza has held deputy commissioners responsible for the sand crisis which has hit both Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.

23 October 2018, 18:34 IST

‘DCs responsible for sand crisis’

23 October 2018, 18:34 IST