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Koyilandi quarry is facing mounting complaints due to alleged illegal mining activities at the Thankamala stone quarry.
Illegal rock mining in Panniyankara has prompted a stop memo from the village officer.
This activity, including flattening hills and smuggling earth, occurs from midnight until daybreak, leading to road damage and environmental concerns.
The rescue personnel had to evade rock pieces falling off the steep, craggy surfaces throughout the operatio
Unauthorised rock mining under the guise of the Meenachil Drinking Water Project has endangered at least two houses in Muttom.
Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, claimed that the state government allowed encroachments into a highly-sensitive area that was hit by landslides.
In the case, the chemical company was accused of spending illegal payment of Rs 135 crore from 2016 onwards to politicians, trade union leaders, police and other officials.
Earlier on Sunday night, the contractor approached the Nooranad police seeking protection for mining, stating that he had yet to receive any stop memo.
The move comes even as residents, including women in large numbers, intensified their protest to prevent the sand mining activity while expressing concern over the numerous impacts that the same could pose to the surrounding environment.
All seven, including two SIs, were working with under the Kannur Range.
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