High court halts work at stone crusher unit

HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad High Court on Friday directed Telangana government to stop operations at a stone crusher in Nelakondapalli of Khammam district. One Samineni Venkateswara Rao had set up this stone crusher at Nelakondapalli area of the district. A bench of Acting CJ Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice A Shankar Narayana gave an interim direction on a plea by 34 farmers and area residents said the crusher owner has been showing scant regard for the norms of environment and lives of people.