Documents relating to the payment of royalty for sand that was found stocked on the premises of the Vikas College of Physiotherapy here on Friday were submitted by licence-holder Prabhachandra Mayya on Monday as directed by Mangalore tahsildar C. Manjunath.
Following a tip-off from mediapersons about a large quantity of sand stored in the Maryhill area of the city, Mr. Manjunath carried out a raid and found 1,000 tonnes of sand on the college premises. He then directed Mr. Mayya to submit the documents by Monday. Speaking to The Hindu on Monday, Mr. Manjunath said that Mr. Mayya had submitted the documents relating to the payment of royalty (Rs. 78,000) for 2,251 tonnes of sand. This, according to Mr. Mayya, included 1,000 tonnes of sand found on the college premises. The tahsildar said that according to Mr. Mayya, 1,000 tonnes of sand was being stocked there from October to November. The tahsildar said that when he read the documents he found that the dates pertained to payments made during October and November last year.
Mr. Manjunath added that Mr. Mayya paid royalty amounting to Rs. 40,000 on Monday. Totally, Mr. Manjunath said that Mr. Mayya had paid royalty for over 3,500 tonnes.
The documents have been sent to the officials of the Department of Mines and Geology who will check their records for the quantity of sand extracted under Mr. Mayya's licence and verify it against the amount of royalty paid to the Government. “I have sent the documents to the Department of Mines and Geology. After they do their work, I will submit a report to the Deputy Commissioner,” Mr. Manjunath said.
Despite repeated attempts, district in-charge Minister J. Krishna Palemar could not be reached.
Mr. Palemar is a member of the governing board of Vikas Educational Trust, which runs the college.
