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Watch: These sand miners are risking drowning, all for India's building boom

Name: Watch: These sand miners are risking drowning, all for India's building boom
Uploaded: 2017-07-22T17:40:13.270223+05:30
Channel: Reuters
Description: Studies estimate illegal extraction of sand in India generates about $150 million a year with the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra being the main hotspots.

Studies estimate illegal extraction of sand in India generates about $150 million a year with the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra being the main hotspots.

Reuters

Jul 22, 2017 · 05:40 pm

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