Illegal sand mining unit bulldozed
By CT reporter
MANGALORE : The Geological Sciences and Mines Department authorities recently bull dozed a building constructed by illegal sand miners in Adamkudru area of Ullal police station limits.
The action followed complaints to the Department as well as Ullal police by locals citing the inconveniences caused to them due to the illegal sand mining since the past several years.
The bull dozed buildings, it is learnt, was used as a rest room for the labourers and also to store the equipment.
The operation was held in the presence of the deputy commissioner and the district superintendent of police.
The Geological Sciences and Mines Department officials have said that the sand miners have been warned from resorting to the illegal activity again.
The authorities have also seized all the equipment and machinery used by the miners.
Sand mining
policy urged
In the meantime, the South Block Youth Congress has demanded formulation of a new sand mining policy.
Referring to the recent action against sand mining activities in Adamkudru, the Block chief TK Sudhir has said while one building of the sand miners had been bulldozed, the authorities had left untouched another building nearby belonging to the legislator of a prominent political party, who too indulged in the same act, and charged the authorities of being biased in their action.
He has demanded a comprehensive policy on sand mining on the grounds that the activities also helped in checking flood menace in the vicinity during monsoons.
Sand mining was also essential in one respect that sand was required in abundance for construction works, he further said.
MANGALORE : The Geological Sciences and Mines Department authorities recently bull dozed a building constructed by illegal sand miners in Adamkudru area of Ullal police station limits.
The action followed complaints to the Department as well as Ullal police by locals citing the inconveniences caused to them due to the illegal sand mining since the past several years.
The bull dozed buildings, it is learnt, was used as a rest room for the labourers and also to store the equipment.
The operation was held in the presence of the deputy commissioner and the district superintendent of police.
The Geological Sciences and Mines Department officials have said that the sand miners have been warned from resorting to the illegal activity again.
The authorities have also seized all the equipment and machinery used by the miners.
Sand mining
policy urged
In the meantime, the South Block Youth Congress has demanded formulation of a new sand mining policy.
Referring to the recent action against sand mining activities in Adamkudru, the Block chief TK Sudhir has said while one building of the sand miners had been bulldozed, the authorities had left untouched another building nearby belonging to the legislator of a prominent political party, who too indulged in the same act, and charged the authorities of being biased in their action.
He has demanded a comprehensive policy on sand mining on the grounds that the activities also helped in checking flood menace in the vicinity during monsoons.
Sand mining was also essential in one respect that sand was required in abundance for construction works, he further said.
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