Despite reforms and technology‑driven surveillance measures, the Department of Mines and Geology and Telangana Mineral Development Corporation Limited continue to face declining revenues. Auctions of limestone blocks and sand bazaars have not offset sluggish revenue generation, while illegal mining and unauthorised crushing units persist across Telangana.
BRS leader urged the Tribunal to cancel the order which violates Standard Environmental Guidelines of the Union government, and adhere to the existing sand loading timings of 6 am to 6 pm.
A significant amount of sand was allocated to the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board by the Telangana Mineral Development Corporation Limited (TGMDC). However, BRS leader Manne Krishank alleged that these allocations were made using fake documents.
