Digital Goa, Feb 10 – Official licenses for sand extraction will be issued within next one-and-half month. North and South Goa Collectors have applied for Environmental Clearances in this regards, CM Pramod Sawant informed the house today. The process has been initiated following the submission of study reports of Mandovi, Shapora, Zuari rivers by NIO. DMG had not renewed or granted sand mining permits since 2018 after an NGO had approached the High Court seeking restrictions on the number of sand mining permits in view of alleged illegalities in sand extraction.
