Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Jan 16: Dakshina Kannada district deputy commissioner (DC) Sasikanth Senthil, who got to know that illegal docks were built at some spots within the limits of Coastal Regulatory Zone, led a squad that conducted surprise raids at several places including Moodushedde, Padushedde, Manjalpade and Jappinamogaru. During these raids, over 800 truckloads of sand, dredging machine, and a truck were impounded.

The raiding team comprised of tahasildar, Guruprasad, assistant commissioner, Renuka Prasad, senior geologists, Niranjan and Murthy, officials of National Highways Authority of India, Mescom officials and police personnel from Kavoor and Pandeshwar police stations.

DC Sasikanth Senthil

It is learnt that the sand seized from Padushedde would be given for undertaking development works at national highway at Shiradi ghat. There is information that royalty as applicable on the sand would be remitted to the department of mines and geology by public works department before the sand is shifted to Shiradi.

Five sand extraction units located near Maravoor vented dam in Mangaluru taluk were detected and sealed. Cases were registered against six persons. 40 boats and several trucks were seized. A press release said that the raid which was launched on Saturday continued till Monday evening.