Illegal sand mining Part 4: Karnataka continues to bear brunt of resurgent mafia, ever-changing rules

Though former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah unveiled a new sand mining policy in 2014 giving more power to district-level officials, legal miners remain on tenterhooks, while illegal ones gained the upper hand courtesy ‘protection’ from political bosses.

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