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Bangladeshi migrant workers unload sand from Indian-owned boats on the Thane Creek near Ghodbunder Village in Maharastra, India. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Creeks like the Thane carry countless tons of sand far and wide, accumulating them in their beds, on their banks and at the places where they meet the sea. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Workers wash Thane Creek sand before trucking it away. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Indian workers wash sand that has been loaded onto trucks after being mined from the thane Creek near Ghodbunder Village in Maharastra, India. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Indian workers crush stone into sand at an illegal mine near Raipur Village in Greater Noida, UP, India. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Illegal mines like this one near Raipur village are cropping up around the developing world. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Construction in Uttar Pradesh, India. Any building that needs concrete needs sand. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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A view of an Illegal san mine on the bank of the Yamuna River in Greater Noida, UP, India. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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An earthmover digs sand at an illegal sand mine on the Yamuna River in Greater Noida, UP. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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A ferry full of passengers crosses from the site of an illegal sand mine onthe bank of the Yamuna River in Greater Noida, UP. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Indian workers wash stone before it gets crushed into sand at an illegal mine near Raipur Village. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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A worker packs a truckload of sand near Raipur Village. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Workers at an Illegal sand mine on the Thane Creek in Maharastra, India, dive to the bottom with a metal bucket to scoop sand; the boat crew hauls it to the surface. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Indian workers dredge sand illegally from the valtarna River near Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Sand mining boats work illegally on the Thane Creek near Nagla Bunder village in Maharashtra, India. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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Indian workers dredge sand illegally from the Valtarna River near Mumbai in Maharashtra, India. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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India's Supreme Court recently warned that sand mining operations like this one near Nagla Bunder Village disrupt ecosystems all over the country. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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A truck carrying sand leaves an illegal sand mine on the bank of the Yamina River in Greater Moida, UP, India. PIC:ADAM FERGUSON
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