Losses incurred in all sectors including road and water bodies

It is a well-known fact that mining has been detrimental to virtually every aspect of life in Chitradurga and the district administration has now come out with a report quantifying the loss to the social, educational and health sectors. Non-stop mining, both legal and illegal, for two decades has had a debilitating effect not only on the roads and water bodies in the district, but also on agriculture, horticulture, dairy farming and other livelihood activities of the population in the district.