Complaints about illegal quarrying fall on deaf ears in Shivamogga Updated: Updated: Share Article The blast site at Hunasodu in Shivamogga district. | Photo Credit: Prakash Hassan For many years, the residents of Hunasodu, Kallu Ganguru, and Abbanagere, and those living in layouts close to the Shivamogga-Shikaripura road, have complained to the district administration about the blasts and illegal quarry activities in their area. However, the administration has hardly taken any action to stop this. The administration has sanctioned quarry leases of building stone material at Sulebylu, Gajjenahalli, and Kallu Ganguru villages of Shivamogga taluk over an extent of 32.25 acres. The locals who live close to the quarry points hear blasts and experience tremors often. They have submitted several memorandums to the Deputy Commissioner and officers of the Mines and Geology Department and Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, besides complaining to the Karnataka Lokayukta.