Aug. 25: Illegal sand transporters have focused their attention on the sand dunes along the banks of river Penna in the Anantapur district.
The Penna river passes through Peddapappur, Yellanur, Putlur and Roddam mandals and is the main source of drinking and irrigation water in these mandals. But illegal sand transportation has resulted in depletion of ground water levels along the riverbank.