Illegal mining of precious stones in Visakhapatnam district
Illegal mining of semiprecious coloured gems and stones has been in practice for long time in the hilly areas of Eastern Ghats and these stones are then exported to other northern states of the nation. Experts have pointed out that the constant digging for these semiprecious stones and the destruction of medicinal plant bearing rocks is causing a huge loss to the nonrenewable wealth of ...