Sand to be extracted soon from six non-CRZ blocks of district: Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has said that extraction of sand will soon be permitted in six blocks of non-coastal regulatory zones (non-CRZ) of the district.
The minister told reporters in the city on Wednesday that 11 sand blocks in the zones had been identified by District Sand Monitoring Committee and tenders were floated for up to six blocks based on the approval of a panel, according to a report by The Hindu.
Stating that tenders will be called for the remaining five blocks soon, Rao said that officials had been directed not only to speed up the process but also identify more sand blocks in the zones soon.
When asked about extracting sand from CRZ, Rao clarified that the government required clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests to take action, but added that he had directed district officials to prepare a proposal to pursue the matter with the Central government.
He also stressed that the government had no tolerance for illegal extraction of sand and laterite stone, adding that the legal framework would be worked out in the two months of monsoon as there would be low demand for both sand and laterite stone during the period.
The minister further said that laterite stone traders had brought to his notice that people preferred to get the stone from Kerala as royalties and other charges for the stone were lower in the neighbouring state. He added that officials concerned had been told to submit a proposal to make it easier for traders to extract laterite stone in Karnataka.
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PM Modi is controlled by Donald Trump, wants to do the same in TN: Rahul Gandhi
Ranipet (Tamil Nadu) (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was being "controlled" by US President Donald Trump and that the PM wanted the AIADMK to capture power so that he could control Tamil Nadu Chief Minister.
Also, he claimed that the prime minister "handed out our energy security and gave away our data, besides selling our farmers and small and medium industries."
"You saw yesterday (in Parliament) the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi completely lacking confidence," Rahul said on the delimitation bill.
"He (PM) could not even face the opposition. He was sitting sideways. And the reason is, he is controlled by the United States. He signed the India-US deal that sold our country out," Rahul said while addressing an election rally here.
He further said, "Today, if Donald Trump tells Modi to jump, Modi jumps. If Donald Trump tells Modi to lie down, Modi lies down. Why? Because Donald Trump controls Modi fully. How does he control him? He controls through the Epstein files. He controls him because he knows Modi's financial systems and understands Modi's link with Adani," the Congress leader alleged.
Just as he was being controlled by Trump, Modi wanted to do the same to the chief minister of Tamil Nadu. "That is why he wants to put AIADMK in power in TN," Rahul said.
The Union government had rejected references to PM Modi in the latest Jeffrey Epstein case files, describing it as “little more than trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal that deserves to be dismissed with the utmost contempt”.
