Daijiworld Media Network - Brahmavar (JD/SP)
Brahmavar, Oct 3: A stone quarry that was being operated illegally within the limits of Hanehalli gram panchayat at Barkur near here was raided by Brahmavar tahsildar, district mines and geology department officials and Brahmavar police personnel, based on complaints from the general public. The area was inspected and taken over, and the mine operations were halted.
Blasts were set off about 30 metre away from the overhead tank supplying drinking water to the people in Barkur Hanehalli gram panchayat limits.
Villagers from Hanehalli and Bandimath had complained to the deputy commissioner, district superintendent of police, Brahmavar tahsildar, Kundapur MLA Halady Srinvas Shetty and Barkur zone Janajagruti Vedike, and others.
The quarry was raided on September 28 and permanently sealed, the villagers said.