Nine units of sand seized

The Sand Mining squad in Puducherry on Wednesday seized nine units of illegally dumped river sand along the Sankarabarani riverbed at Senthanatham village near here.

According to a release, the raid was conducted by the suad headed by Nithianandan, deputy tahsildar, under the instructions of N. Udayakumar, deputy collector (revenue south). The seized sand was disposed of through the Pondicherry Building Centre.