Illegal Mining monitoring by Indian Space Research Organization
Published: Aug 3, 2017
Abstract:
Illegal mining and its control has always been troublesome for India. Mining activity is illegal if it is done without licenses or outside the permitted leased areas. Even extraction above the permissible limit is illegal. Though hazards from illegal mining are similar to normal mining, it intensifies the hazard condition without any gain.
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