Complaints about illegal quarrying fall on deaf ears in Shivamogga
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The blast site at Hunasodu in Shivamogga district. | Photo Credit: Prakash Hassan For many years, the residents of Hunasodu, Kallu Ganguru, and Abbanagere, and those living in layouts close to the Shivamogga-Shikaripura road, have complained to the district administration about the blasts and illegal quarry activities in their area. However, the administration has hardly taken any action to stop this.
The administration has sanctioned quarry leases of building stone material at Sulebylu, Gajjenahalli, and Kallu Ganguru villages of Shivamogga taluk over an extent of 32.25 acres.
The locals who live close to the quarry points hear blasts and experience tremors often. They have submitted several memorandums to the Deputy Commissioner and officers of the Mines and Geology Department and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, besides complaining to the Karnataka Lokayukta.
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January 22, 2021 23:29 IST
It is not clear if the quarry owner had licence to stock explosives and conduct blasts on such a scale
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It is not clear if the quarry owner had licence to stock explosives and conduct blasts on such a scale
The blast at the quarry site at Hunasodu, near Shivamogga, that claimed five lives on Thursday night, has left many questions that a high-level investigation has to find answers for.
Shivamogga district administration has maintained that the blast occurred in a licensed stone crushing unit. It is, however, not clear if the licence holder had clearance to stock explosives in a large scale and conduct blasts. K.S. Eshwarappa, Minister in charge of the district, and senior officers of the district, said that government would probe illegalities, if any.
Protest against leasing forest land to MPM
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Environmentalists staged a protest in Shivamogga on Thursday opposing the lease of 20,000 ha of forestland to Mysore Paper Mills Pvt .Ltd. in Bhadravati.
Representatives of various organisations including Raitha Sangha joined the protest under the banner of Nammurige Acacia Mara Beda. They took out a procession from Hole Bus Stand to the office of Forest Department. They raised slogans against handing over forest land to the company, which has been defunct for last five years. They demanded withdrawal of the lease.
Later the protesters staged a dharna in front of the office of Conservator of Forests.