Stone crushing units operating illegally in Srirangapatna raided

Mysuru: Stone crushing units that were being run illegally in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya were on Friday raided by officials of the district administration, along with those from the mines and geology department.
The team, led by Mandya district geology officer TV Pushpa, raided the crushing units that were operating in the purview of zones marked as forests in TM Hosuru, Kalenahalli, Gowdahalli and Alagudu villages in Srirangapatna.
Pushpa said that the raids were carried out in keeping with the directions issued by Mandya deputy commissioner at a meeting held on June 20. The units were being operated without the requisite licence, she said. “We will have notices denoting that these units are sealed outside them,” she said.
Srirangapatna tahsildar MV Roopa, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board Mandya district officer Ashwini, assistant conservator of forests Sridhar and range forest officer Sunitha were among those who participated in the raid.