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Abstract
Growing needs for infrastructure and accelerated development activities in the region of NCR for last two decades have imposed immense pressure on construction material like river sand, gravel and stone. Indiscriminate extraction of sand and gravel in Krishnawati river and mining of stones in Arawali hills in the region of Nangal Choudhary is most disastrous and threatens to the ground water level and human health. The present study examines the impact of river sand and gravel extraction and stone mining and crushing on land use pattern,ground water level and human health.