 Besides, A.V.Bellarmin has been fighting against sand mining in the coasts of Kanyakumari.In an open letter, he said ""Rules have been changed and the private sand mining mafia has destroyed the beaches of southern Tamil Nadu.It is a shame as India is the world's leading reserve for Thorium which is also part of India's 3 stage nuclear power programme - sadly we don't seem to care even as it's looted under the Government's watch.