KTR alleges irregularities in e-auction of mining blocks in Suryapet
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Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao on Monday alleged serious irregularities, procedural lapses, and legal violations in the e-auction of the mining blocks in Telangana’s Suryapet district.
In a letter addressed to Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, the BRS leader has demanded an immediate independent inquiry and cancellation of the controversial tenders. He alleged that the e-auction process suffers from grave procedural lapses, statutory violations, and potential illegality.
Rama Rao criticised the Mines and Geology Department for conducting the e-auction in a manner that, he said, undermines transparency. Referring to the notification dated August 30, 2024, he pointed out multiple deficiencies in the tender process.
According to KTR, nearly 1,100 acres of reserved forest land fall within the Pasupulabodu, Saidulnama, and Sultanpur mining blocks. However, the tender documents allegedly failed to disclose mandatory technical details such as precise latitude and longitude coordinates, DGPS survey validation, forest compartment data, detailed survey maps, and UTM geo-coordinates.
