MM Correspondent
Villagers allege nexus between operators and local officials; DC assures inquiry mysooru mithra epaper
The protest was called off after the Tahsildar gave a written assurance to initiate a survey of the affected river belt. Meanwhile, the District Mining Officer remained unavailable for comment. Strict action will be taken against any official
Following the protest, which caused a three-hour-long traffic jam, Deputy Commissioner Dr. K. Harish Kumar rushed a team of revenue and police officials to the spot. The DC told Mysooru Mithra , "A spot inspection has been ordered. Strict action will be taken against any official found complicit. FIRs will be registered against the illegal operators by tomorrow evening." Locals Stage Roadblock
Angry villagers of Harohalli blocking the highway with empty sand sacks and logs; police personnel seen negotiating. If you need this for the print/e-paper layout (Kannada version), please reply "Kannada script needed" and I will provide the same in Kannada Unicode text.
Tension prevailed in T Narasipur taluk on Sunday as residents of Harohalli village staged a spontaneous roadblock on the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar highway, protesting against rampant illegal sand mining along the Kapila riverbed.
Since this is an English request for a Kannada e-paper, I have written the article in English (as many epapers have English editions/briefs). If you need the Kannada script version , please let me know. Headline: Illegal Sand Mining Haunts T Narasipur; Locals Stage Roadblock