Two held, 42 redsander logs seized in Chittoor’s KVB Puram
The Hindu
Two persons were arrested in two different incidents in KVB Puram mandal of Chittoor district and 42 redsander logs recovered from their possession on August 25.Acting on a tip-off, Redsanders Anti-sm
Two persons were arrested in two different incidents in KVB Puram mandal of Chittoor district and 42 redsander logs recovered from their possession on August 25. Acting on a tip-off, Redsanders Anti-smuggling Taskforce (RSASTF) Superintendent of Police Meda Sundar Rao rushed two teams to KVB Puram mandal on August 24 night on a combing mission. The first and second team launched their combing operations from Vallur and Narayanavanam Reserve Forest areas respectively, when they sighted workers walking out the forest by carrying felled logs on their shoulders. Polaiah (52) of Valluru was caught while the others fled in the cover of darkness. The police recovered sixteen precious logs from the spot. Circle Inspector Subramanyam registered a case and is investigating.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.