Abstract
The importance of mining to long-term economic development in developing nations has been a hot topic in recent years. Mining offers enormous potential for local and national output, employment, revenue distribution, and economic growth. Among all minerals, Sand became the most widely used building resource on the earth that is creating the physical foundation of the built environment but the mining industry was unconcerned with the environmental consequences of resource exploitation. A Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat (SWOT) analysis is done in this review article to give proper highlights on the issues and impacts of sand mining that need to be readdressed by mining authorities and by sand mining owners. Sand mining has some economic and social benefits, including the creation of jobs and revenue, as well as the enhancement of the local economy. But after water, Sand is now the second most exploited and exported resource by volume. Its exploitation is wreaking havoc on the environment and provoking political-economic tensions. This article concludes with some suggestions for potential direction of change/ improvement in sand mining in India.
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