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NHRC seeks report on stone quarrying in residential area

Staff Correspondent

NEW DELHI: Acting on a news report telecast by ETV, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked the District Magistrate, Warangal, to send a report within two weeks on allegations of stone quarrying in a residential area of Ambedkar Nagar near Warangal.

The television channel quoted residents as saying that the quarrying had caused cracks in the houses of residents, and health-related problems because of the dust emitted from the stones. Residents also complained that they were unable to sleep because of the quarrying in the day and during the night.

The commission stated that if the news report was true, it raised a serious issue of violation of human rights.

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