But our team’s research on the Lower Mekong river reveals that sand mining is depleting sediment stocks at an alarming pace, causing riverbeds to lower and banks to erode. However, new hi-tech ...

Despite existing regulations, the Manu river in Moulvibazar continues to suffer from unchecked illegal sand extraction, posing serious threats to both infrastructure and the local ecosystem.

Like many in the region facing unemployment, Mr. Mugaid relies on the daily extraction of sand from the Kiyi mining site in River Kochi to sustain himself. The demand for sand is particularly high ...

The natural ecosystem of the Khowai river is rapidly deteriorating due to unregulated sand and soil extraction, encroachment, and rampant garbage dumping. This unchecked human activity is altering ...

These villages, situated on river banks, are regarded as the hub of spurious liquor production in the district. Kachar and Katri areas are notorious for the manufacture of spurious liquor.