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Crackdown on Yangtze sand mining stepped up
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Crackdown on Yangtze sand mining stepped up
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Over 230 held in operation against illegal sand mining By Yang Zekun | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-03-01 15:36 Share CLOSE Aerial photo taken on May 29, 2020 shows the view of Qutang Gorge, one of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River, in Southwest China s Chongqing. [Photo/Xinhua]
236 people allegedly involved in illegal mining, transporting and selling sand have been arrested and 85 criminal cases resolved in provinces along the Yangtze River basin, the Ministry of Public Security said on Monday.
The police also busted 24 criminal gangs connected to illegal mining and seized 73 ships, with the involved assets totaling about 17 million yuan ($2.6 million).
In January, the ministry launched a yearlong operation against illegal sand mining in the Yangtze River. It deployed public security organs in the 10 provinces and municipalities along the river Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Chongqing, S
Govt moves to pass law to help save Yellow River
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ENGOs in China working closely with government on environmental protection
Shan Jie Published: Jan 25, 2021 07:52 PM
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Since the initial site selection of a hydraulic project for Poyang Lake - one of China s largest freshwater lakes in the Yangtze River basin - was made public earlier this month, environmental volunteer Liu Huili and her coworkers have been trying hard to persuade the government to give up the idea. No matter it s a dam or a sluice gate, the project may hurt local ecological environment, Liu said. These days, along with many other volunteers, she has been busy submitting objections, collecting public signatures and asking environment and hydraulic experts for advice. It will affect local creatures such as finless porpoises and many migratory birds, she said.