Crime
Chikkanayakanahalli: new dust rules for stone quarries
Units near schools must run sprinklers. Repeat violations will pause licences.
New dust-control rules are in force for quarries in Chikkanayakanahalli. Units within 500 metres of a school or settlement must run sprinklers.
Residents have complained of respiratory irritation for years. The primary health centre reports a summer spike.
The owners’ association asked for time; the district has given 30 days.
By
Sunil Reddy
Crime reporter
City and taluk crime, courts.
