Illegal sand mining will be “closed down” in the next 15 days, said District Collector S.B. Deepak Kumar.

On Wednesday, the collector went on an inspection to the various parts where illegal sand mining is rampant. The visit included Soriyankuppam in the Bahour area, where sand is taken from the Pennaiyar River and Manalipet and Thethampakkam in the Villianur area.