Report of Joint Committee regarding illegal sand mining in Prakasham and Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, 27/05/2022
Report of Joint Committee in the matter of Original Application No. 243 of 2022 in compliance to the NGT order, April 1, 2022.
The matter related to illegal sand mining in Prakasham and Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh.
The Revenue Department has taken measures to stop illegal excavation and transportation of gravel from the hillocks of Bandapalli and Hasanapuram villages, Ramapuram mandal, Kadapa district by erecting caution boards with warning of legal action against any illegal excavation and transportation from the hillock as they are government lands. The quantity of gravel excavated and transported is required to be assessed by the Department of Mines & Geology along with the Revenue Department, the report added.