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Tirupur: At least three illegal sand quarries are functioning in Palar river basin in Udumalpet taluk in Tirupur district. Three such illegal sand quarries have cropped up in the region,” said the villager.A team of revenue officials reached Ravanaapuram panchayat for inspection. Villagers said illegal sand mining was happening for months in the region, and the violators had threatened residents as well as the officials.The district administration was yet to initiate any sort of enquiry into the issue. Apart from the sand in his farm, the sand from the river basin was also mined,” said a villager.“The farmer could have sold more than 2,500 truckloads of sand, and got a good deal in Coimbatore and Kerala. In order to upgrade the sand quality like Karur sand, they wash the sand on the spot.When contacted, Udumalpet Revenue Divisional Officer S Asokan told TOI that, “I will order the revenue officials to conduct an enquiry into the issue and seek report soon.”.