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However, traditional clam gatherers said that this method is unscientific, as it also destroys the larvae.
According to reports, 69,606 tonnes of rubble, equivalent to the weight of 17,400 elephants, were removed from the area.
The case related to the building of flats in violation of coastal laws is still pending before the Supreme Court.
The development came following an affidavit filed in the court by Kerala government stating that the State is not liable to pay compensation to the owners of flats demolished for violating Coastal Regulation Zone rules.
Prompt Enterprises, which had bought the debris, have begun to make bricks out these on a trial basis.
Dr. V S Vijayan, a member of Gadgil Panel Committee and environmentalist questioned the greed of the citizens in the state who build houses more than 30,000 square feet in area.
The Rubble Master can crush 80 to 350 tonnes of concrete in an hour.
Political parties should make sure that the local bodies governed by their members no longer bend rules to allow unscrupulous builders to have their way.
Justice Mishra was in news recently as he ordered the demolition of four apartment complexes in Kerala's Maradu muncipality for violating coastal regulation zone rules.
JP Morgan Chase Tower in New York was the tallest building demolished in the world so far.
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