S. Vaikundarajan

Worker operates a front loader in an area cleared for sand mining on a dried lake bed of Poyang Lake in Jiujiang

We Are Taking Sand for Granted, and Now a Sand Crisis Is Coming

Aathira Perinchery 28/04/2022

India is extracting sand faster than it can be...

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Vast Amounts of Illegally Mined Atomic Mineral Found in Tamil Nadu

Sandhya Ravishankar 12/01/2019

A court-ordered report has raised red flags over stocks...

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In Tamil Nadu, Sixteen Years Of Sand Mining Loot Officially Termed ‘Illegal’

Sandhya Ravishankar 20/02/2017

Despite political turmoil, Tamil Nadu is cracking down hard...

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How India’s Largest Beach Sand Mineral Exporter Got to Where He Is

Sandhya Ravishankar 30/01/2017

S. Vaikundarajan has been accused of large-scale illegal mining,...

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Thirty Years of Official Collusion Helped Tamil Nadu’s Beach Miners Break the Law

Sandhya Ravishankar 29/01/2017

Violations of regulations continued unchecked under both Jayalalithaa and...

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The Countdown Begins For Tamil Nadu’s Beach Sand Mining Cartel

Sandhya Ravishankar 27/01/2017

The Madras high court is inching closer to a...