Tension in Kondapalli reserve forests, police arrange pickets

No permission for TDP leaders to visit Kondapalli forest, says DIG.

Tension mounted in Kondapalli reserve forests and at Mylavaram in Krishna district with the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders planned to visit the forests on Saturday, alleging illegal mining. Police mobilised forces at Kondapalli, Ibrahimpatnam, Mylavaram and Gollapudi areas in Krishna district and in Vijayawada Police Commissionerate limits, to prevent the TDP’s fact finding committee from entering into Kondapalli forests. Former Minister and TDP leader Devineni Umamaheswara Rao, who visited the forest area alleging illegal gravel mining, was arrested by G. Kondur police a couple of days ago. He was in judicial custody in Rajahmundry Central Prison.