CURATED BY – SUNIL YADAV | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Katni, the existence of Chhoti Mahanadi passing through Barwara tehsil area of Katni district is becoming endangered day by day. In the name of contract, the sand mafia is leaving no stone unturned to sieze the river. The heritage of Barwara is in Chhoti Mahanadi. Angered by sand excavation being carried out against the rules, several hundreds of regional rural youth leaders, under the leadership of Mohammed Israel, reached the Barwara Tehsil office on Thursday to submit a memorandum, where the villagers unanimously protested against the sand excavation being carried out against the rules and playing with the existence of rivers. Demanded an immediate stop.

Youth Congress State Secretary Mohammad Israel said that in Barwara tehsil area Guda, Deori, Sadhi, Ganeshpur, Imalia, Marothi Ghat, sand is being excavated against the rules by Dhanlakshmi Company by installing machines inside the river, due to which the existence of the river is gradually ceasing. The rivers are slowly on the verge of extinction. Due to deepening, deaths of cattle and humans are taking place every day. Workers have also lost their jobs due to excavation done by machines. The company has doubled the price of sand this year as compared to last year. Due to which the middle and poor class people are not able to muster the courage to build their houses. The villagers also said that the law and order situation in Barwara police station area has completely broken down in dozens of villages of the area. Due to the sale of liquor, the youth are in the grip of drug addiction, on which immediate action should be taken, along with this, the farmers of Barwara area are not getting adequate amount of electricity due to which the farmers are facing problems. Collector today regarding all these issues. A memorandum has been given to Tehsildar Manish Shukla in the name of

If action is not taken within 15 days, we will block National Highway 43 with a large crowd of the area, for which the government administration will be held accountable.