Kashmir Now Hotspot of Illegal Riverbed Mining | Inter ...
Permits to mine sand, boulders and gravel from the beds of the Jhelum river and its tributaries have been auctioned for five years by Jammu and Kashmir''s geology and mining department. This year, bids were invited from outside Jammu and Kashmir as well, following New Delhi''s decision to scrap the semiautonomous status of the region on ...