Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Polit Bureau member Varla Ramaiah on Saturday urged the government to initiate measures to check illegal mining in the State that was resulting in depletion of natural resources.
In a letter addressed to Minister for Mines and Geology Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, the TDP leader cited the attack on a Revenue Inspector, who had tried to confront illegal miners at Moturu village of Gudivada mandal in Krishna district on April 21.
Mr. Ramaiah alleged that the culprits involved in the illegal mining of earthen soil had attacked him physically and threatened him with dire consequences.
