HYDERABAD | Jan 28, 2015: Expressing displeasure over the ‘lackadaisical’ attitude of officials in curbing illegal sand mining, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday asked the officials to be more vigilant.
At a review meeting on sand mining at the Secretariat here, Mr. Naidu directed the officials to look into the discrepancies and ensure that sand mining was carried out according to the law. He said that order placed for sand should be delivered to customers within 48 hours and directed officials to keep a tab on bulk orders to check for any irregularities.
He asked the officials to submit a report on the costs from sand mining at the reach to selling it to the end-user.
(Source: http://www.thehindu.com/)