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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J&K: One dead, seven hospitalised after consuming wild vegetable in Rajouri
Rajouri/Jammu (PTI): One person died while seven others, mostly children, were hospitalised after allegedly consuming a wild vegetable in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said on Saturday.
The incident was reported from Mohra village in the Kotranka subdivision, where members of two families consumed a wild vegetable following which they started showing symptoms of food poisoning on Friday evening, they said.
The affected persons were initially shifted to the Community Health Centre in Kandi and later referred to the Government Medical College Hospital Rajouri for specialised treatment.
Officials said an elderly man, identified as Mohammad Hussain (60), died during treatment, while seven other members of the two families are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
“Prima facie, it is a case of food poisoning, but the matter is still under investigation,” a doctor said.
Officials said an investigation into the incident has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the poisoning.
