Pollution Caused Due To Sand Mining

The Sand Mining In West Bengal causes a lot of pollution. So the company is trying to reduce the pollution level while mining.

In collaboration with the government, the company has in possession a huge size of sand blocks in India especially in the states of Uttar Dinajpur, Birbhum, Purba Paschim Burdwan, Bankura, Medinipur, Purulia, Malda and Jalpaiguri Districts. There is a lot of pollution that can occur during mining. So the company focuses a lot on innovating new technologies that help in reducing pollution in the environment during mining. The main pollution that occurs during the mining process is dust pollution. This dust pollution can infect the eyes and nose and can cause deadly diseases like bronchitis and asthma among people. The dust, when mixed with fog or smoke, can form a deadly substance like smog which can pollute the quality of air. So controlling the smog factor within a certain the limit is also a responsibility of the sand mining a company that especially focuses on the process of Sand Mining In West Bengal.

Sand is in high demand in the construction industry. Almost all types of construction require sand. In certain types of huge constructions, large quantities of sand are required. Especially in the construction of bridges the sand mining company supplies large quantities of sand to the contractors who are involved in the construction of bridges. However excessive sand mining can

cause instability within the soil. It can cause soil erosion that is highly harmful to nature. Moreover, for the mining process, one thing that is needed is to cut a huge amount of trees on the place where sand mining needs to be done.

The Different Precautions To Be Taken While Sand Mining Are As Follows:

• Proper modern equipment must be used so that the pollution level is reduced while conducting sand mining. The smog level that is created while the sand mining process takes place must be kept within the check.

• Excessive mining of sand must not be done because it can cause a lot of instability within the soil leading to landslides.

• Soil erosion can be caused because of excessive mining of sand. Soil erosion can cause washing away of topsoil that is extremely valuable.

While performing sand mining the mining company in Kolkata of Abhinna Group tries to find out ways to reduce air pollution and other environmental hazards.