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Panel proposes three-year plan to curb river sand mining

India's Central Empowered Committee has proposed a three-year plan to end unsustainable sand mining in active river channels. It says excessive, poorly managed extraction disrupts river systems, despite sand and gravel being vital materials for construction and infrastructure.
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