Give a huge thanks to Tehelka.Com for this daring and true investigative report on Obulapuram Mining Company's illegal mining and Gali Brothers wealth from that mining.
It's RAPE, REAP and RUN. This is the title of the full report "The Hell Diggers" by Tehelka on Gali Brothers and their illegal mining.
Here are some main points in their investigative report.
* THE SCALE OF CORRUPTION IN MINING IS A NATIONAL CALAMITY. NO ONE EPITOMISES THIS BETTER THAN THE BELLARY BROTHERS. KIDNAPPINGS, POLITICAL CLOUT, MUSCLE POWER.
* Mined at a legal pace, Bellary has enough iron ore to last 30 years. But it is likely to be ravaged in just six.
* The Beijing Olympics sparked a huge demand in China for iron ore. This triggered an ugly greed in Bellary.
* Most mine owners have their private army of guards, armed with SLRs. Even officials fear entering the sites.
* Young men between 15 and 25 have stopped studying. They’ve been given bikes and phones and made to spy.
* The Reddys pay Rs 27 per tonne of ore to the state. They sell at Rs 7,000 and make about Rs 20 crore a day.
* Reddy is building himself a 60-room house with bomb-proof shelters and a helipad for his night-vision chopper.
* Anjaneya, the Reddys’ chief mining officer, was kidnapped to stop him from blowing the whistle.
* Reddy’s money funded ‘Operation Kamal’ that brought the BJP to power in Karnataka. Delhi is their next stop.
Image Courtesy: Tehelka.com
Read Full story "The Hell Diggers" on Tehelka.Com
For movie news and free telugu songs download, visit
anigalla.com.
thank you for visiting anigalla.net , you can leave a comment here about the article or contact us through our contact form - webmaster@anigalla.net ,