Two illegal sand dumps seized, shortage of sand hits beneficiaries of Indiramma housing scheme

Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. The Karimnagar Police Commissionerate’s Task Force personnel have seized two huge sand dumps at separate places in Kothapalli mandal in Karimnagar district. Acting on a tip-off, the Task Force police led by Assistant Commissioner of Police V. Satish conducted surprise raids at Ramulapalli and Shanthinagar on Tuesday. The police unearthed illegal sand dumps and seized nearly 80 tractor-loads of sand from the two sites. Vigil has been intensified across the catchment areas of Manair river and elsewhere in the district to curb illegal mining and transportation of sand. Meanwhile, a delegation of Congress leaders led by the Karimnagar City Congress president V. Anjan Kumar submitted a memorandum to the Revenue officials on Tuesday seeking urgent steps to tide over shortage of sand for construction of Indiramma houses. The Congress delegation comprised several corporators of Karimnagar Municipal Corporation. The delegation highlighted the woes of beneficiaries of Indiramma houses due to shortage of sand and sought immediate measures to address the issue.