Hyderabad sources reported that IT and Mines Minister KT Rama Rao said that state government would soon have an integrated surveillance system to monitor mining activities. Meanwhile he said that the system would bring total transparency and would be using drones to monitor a mining site.
As per report the minister unveiled the mining department's website on Wednesday and said the new portal would facilitate online applications for approvals. Moreover as per report it would also have information about the places with mineral deposits. Furthermore he said geo-mapping and digitization would enable the department to identify the exact area of mining and the vehicles that are transporting minerals can be tracked using GPS and RFID, he observed.
Accordingly later at a review meeting at the Secretariat, KTR along with
irrigation minister T Harish Rao had directed sugar factories to pay due to the
farmers immediately. Further both the ministers reviewed the situation of
sugarcane farmers based in Siddipet, Medak, Sangareddy and Zaheerabad.
