By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad. May 26 : Nomula Narasimhaiah, CPI (M) legislator, filed a writ petition inthe AP High Court seeking a direction to stop sand quarrying from the bed of MusiRiver Project at Itukulapahad village in Nalgonda district.
The petitioner informed the court that the director mines and geology permitted thegram panchayat to remove the sand from the river bed on nomination basis by fixing the upset price of Rs 1 crore for a period of one year with additional payment of 20per-cent in last year.
He told the court that the permission was challenged before the government as removal of sand from the riverbed would effect ground water table which causing shortage of drinking water facility to many of surrounding villages . The government stayed the quarrying in March and later the stay was vacated on May 17.
The MLA urged the court to suspend sand quarrying in the riverbed.
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