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Of them, 939 applications were rejected for non-submission of supporting documents that the applicants had been traditional sand extractors. A traditional sand extractor told The Hindu that applications of many contenders which were not rejected too need to be substantiated with supporting documents. The State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority has issued environment clearance to extract sand from 20 “sand bars” spread across 331 acres in Netravathi, Phalguni (Gurupura), Nandini and Shambhavi rivers in the district. | Photo Credit: H_S_Manjunathmore-inSand extraction from river beds in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) in the district is likely to commence within a week as about 50 applicants whose applications were found to be in order will be allowed to extract sand. In all, 1,345 people had submitted applications for sand extraction before the August 26 deadline..