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DH Radio | The Lead: What fuels illegal quarrying in Karnataka?
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An official inspects at the spot where gelatin sticks exploded killing 6-people at a quarry site at Hirenagaveli village, Chikkaballapur district. Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V
An official inspects at the spot where gelatin sticks exploded killing 6-people at a quarry site at Hirenagaveli village, Chikkaballapur district. Credit: DH Photo/Pushkar V

The recent blast at a quarry site in Karnataka's Chikaballapur has brought to light the mayhem that's happening at these places. Tune in to The Lead to get to know more about the incident and what fuels such activity.

Ahmed Shariff: Hi and welcome to another episode of the Lead by DH Radio. The recent blast at a quarry site in Karnataka's Chikaballapur has brought to light the mayhem that's happening at these places. to get to know more about the incident and fuels such activity, we are joined by DH's Akram Mohammed, who has covered the story. Hi, Akram welcome to DH Radio.

Akram Mohammed: Thank you

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Ahmed: Akram, could you briefly tell us about the latest incident in Chikaballapur?

Akram: The incident happened when the labourers of the crushing unit were trying to hide explosives. So, after the Shivamogga incident that happened in February, the government had tightened the screws on the supply of explosives to these quarries. The raids took place on this quarry on February 21 and some material was seized. Subsequently, there was a raid on February 28. The explosives were hidden...

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(Published 03 March 2021, 12:11 IST)