Unloading of iron ore at Somulapuram opposed
The Hindu
Residents of Somulapuram in D. Hirehal Mandal in the district have opposed the use of village lands for unloading and stocking of iron ore downloaded from the railway good rakes at the Somulapuram Rai
Residents of Somulapuram in D. Hirehal Mandal in the district have opposed the use of village lands for unloading and stocking of iron ore downloaded from the railway good rakes at the Somulapuram Railway Station.
The residents said that large multi-axle vehicles and tippers were loading iron ore with the help of cranes from the stockyard and carrying them to several destinations in the Rayadurg Assembly Constituency to feed the small-scale/MSME sponge iron units, which was spoiling the environment of the village. All this could lead to a health hazards, they said.
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