Illegal sand extraction: 16 boats seized in Addoor
The Hindu
A total of 16 boats, including seven that had been hidden under Phalguni river, being used for illegal sand extraction were seized in Addoor, during a joint raid by Mines and Geology and Revenue Department officials on Thursday.
A total of 16 boats, including seven that had been hidden under Phalguni river, being used for illegal sand extraction were seized in Addoor, during a joint raid by Mines and Geology and Revenue Department officials on Thursday.
An official release said that officials raided a place in Addoor, on the banks of the Phalguni, and seized nine boats. Another seven boats had been hidden under the river water.
The raid was done by a team comprising Tahsildar Prashant Patil and Geologist Girish Mohan, the release said.
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