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    NGO mining sand illegally: Petition

    The Madras High Court ordered notice to the state following a plea that an NGO and its agents were stealing sand from a lake in Kondamgalam village in Chengalpattu.

    NGO mining sand illegally: Petition
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    The first bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice P T Asha also allowed the petitioner to issue a private notice. 

    S Shanmugam of Kondamangalam village submitted that World Vision India obtained signatures from villagers to mine sand in the pretext of building lake bund. But contrary to initial assurances, it allegedly mined and transported the sand through lorries. 

    According to him, the lake has already been mined extensively resulting in its depth reaching 20 feet. Any further mining  would render it more dangerous, he said.

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