Green activists seek protection from Noyyal sand smugglers

Coimbatore | Sunday | 22nd April, 2018

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We will continue to stop lorries carrying smuggled sand,” he said.The tahsildhar told TOI that the seized truck was carrying river sand. Coimbatore: South taluk revenue officials seized a tipper truck carrying river sand parked on the Ukkadam Bypass Road on Friday night. But, our fight to protect Noyyal riverbed will continue. We have not booked a case and will provide a chance to submit the documents,” said a revenue official.Meanwhile, officials at Alandurai, Mathuvarayapuram, Karunya and Narasipuram have formed teams to catch sand smugglers and trucks carrying river sand. “We are worried that the smugglers will go to any extent to hurt us,” said Ranganathan, a member of the Noyyal Paadhugaapu Kuzhu..