Stop illegal sand mining, says Chandrababu Naidu

HYDERABAD: Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday urged chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to take steps to curb illegal mining of sand in the state.In a letter to the chief minister, Naidu said that illegal sand quarrying was taking place at various places in the state. He wanted the government to delegate powers to local NGOs, experts and others for issuing sand quarry licences. He opposed district collectors giving sand leases.Meanwhile, interacting with farmers from Nalgonda, Karimnagar and Vizianagaram at NTR Bhavan, Naidu demanded that the government should provide adequate quantity of seeds and fertilisers to farmers. Due to the inefficient administration, the dealers jacked up the prices of seeds and fertilisers, he alleged.Meanwhile TDP leader K Kala Venkata Rao opposed the appointment of Botcha Satyanarayana as PCC chief.“Congress party has always given plum posts to corrupt leaders. Posts will be given in the Congress based on the corrupt money the leaders have possessed,” he alleged.At a separate press conference, Telugu Mahila president Sobha Hymavati Devi wanted the government to book criminal cases against the companies which conducted trials on women