River Sand Mining Modelling and Sustainable Practice: The Kangsabati River, India

Worldwide demand for sand and gravel is increasing daily, as the need for these materials continues to rise, for example in the construction sector, in land filling and for transportation sector based infrastructural projects. This results in over-extraction of sand from channel beds, and hampers the natural renewal of sediment, geological setup and morphological processes of the riverine system.

In India, illegal sand mining (of alluvial channels) and gravel mining (of perennial channels)...