Anantapur: Illicit mining and transportation of granite rocks is on rise in many parts of the district including Karnataka borders.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/illegal-granite-mining-rampant-anantapur
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-chronicle-hyderabad
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/granite
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/anantapur-d
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade