Tirupati, May 23 -- YSR Congress Party MP from Tirupati Maddila Gurumoorthy has written to Union Minister of Mines G. Kishan Reddy demanding immediate intervention to stop rampant illegal quartz mining in Sydapuram Mandal, S.P.S.R. Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.
In his letter dated May 22, Gurumoorthy flagged serious violations of mining laws and Supreme Court guidelines. He stated that mining operations continue in multiple locations where leases have long expired.
Permits were allegedly being misused under the guise of stock clearance while fresh illegal mining takes place, adding that explosives and detonators were being used dangerously close to villages, creating fear among residents.
Gurumoorthy noted that several mines, includ...