In Madhya Pradesh, BJP and Cong bury heads in sand over illegal mining

Voters in Madhya Pradesh seem preoccupied by other things, despite the harm to the environment

Bandra Bhan is a place in Hoshangabad district where the longest tributary of the Narmada river,Tawa, joins it after flowing for 172 kilometre from the Satpura Range in Betul. It is a picturesque spot, with potential to be a tourist destination. Instead, it is a hub of illegal sand mining.  

Kilometre after kilometre of the river bed is covered with shining white sand which is extracted for commercial use. The entire road which adjoins the river is dotted with huge piles of the extracted sand, waiting to be transported.

After nightfall is when the under-construction highway between the state capital