Illegal sand extraction: Boats found submerged in water during raid near Addoor

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, November 8, 2024: Officials of the Department of Mines and Revenue raided a place near Gurupur Addoor and seized boats used for illegal sand extraction from Phalguni river.  As many as seven boats were found submerged in the water during the raid with an intention of hiding it from officials.

 The raid was held under the guidance of Mangaluru Assistant Commissioner Harshavardhan. Tahsildar Prashanth Patil, Mines Department official Girish Mohan and others were part of the raid.