Chennai: Amid crackdown on alleged large-scale irregularities in granite quarrying in several parts of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today held a review meeting to discuss the situation.
Jayalaithaa chaired the meeting, which was attended by her senior cabinet colleagues including Finance Minister O Panneerselvam, Electricity Minister Natham R Viswanthan and Industries Minister P Thangamani here, a government release said without divulging details.
Among the officials present at the meeting were Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi and DGP K Ramanujam.
The meeting comes in the backdrop of a report by former Madurai Collector U Sahayam stating illegal quarrying in the district had caused a loss of over Rs 16,000 crore to the state exchequer following which a crackdown was initiated, with his successor Anshul Mishra overseeing the action.
Cases had been registered against several owners of granite firms, including DMK leader and Union Fertiliser Minister M K Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi and his partner, for alleged illegal quarrying of granite at government land.
A joint team of revenue and police officials yesterday raided and sealed P R P Granites Exports, a leading company involved in the blue metal business in Melur near Madurai.
Demands have been made that government nationalise granite quarrying, on the lines of sand mining.
Jayalaithaa chaired the meeting, which was attended by her senior cabinet colleagues including Finance Minister O Panneerselvam, Electricity Minister Natham R Viswanthan and Industries Minister P Thangamani here, a government release said without divulging details.
Among the officials present at the meeting were Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi and DGP K Ramanujam.
Cases had been registered against several owners of granite firms, including DMK leader and Union Fertiliser Minister M K Alagiri's son Durai Dayanidhi and his partner, for alleged illegal quarrying of granite at government land.
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Demands have been made that government nationalise granite quarrying, on the lines of sand mining.
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