Sri Lanka Court Blocks Presidents Sand Mining Concessions ...
Colombo, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News 17th Jul, 2020 ) :A Sri Lankan court Friday blocked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa''s controversial move to relax restrictions on sand mining and transport which conservationists said threatened fragile river eco systems.. High quality river sand is widely sought by the construction industry.. A twojudge bench ruled that the government had no powers to ...