Jun 13, 2021, 17:02 IST ANANTAPUR: Irregularities committed by TDP AP vice-president and former MLC Gundumala Thippeswamy over the management of 18 quarries in the district and failure to pay Rs 30 Crore fine has come to the fore recently. Andhra Pradesh Minister of State for Panchayati Raj and Mines Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy has taken a serious note over the matter. It is alleged that the TDP leader was operating 18 quarries against the regulations, was extracting large quantities of granite and road metal without paying any royalties to the State government. Assistant Director of the Department of Mines Balaji Nayak and others officials have conducted extensive inspections over the irregularities and submitted a report. After the raids, these 18 quarries were closed. Authorities had earlier fined the quarry owners an amount of Rs 30 Crore for illegally ferrying granite and road metal beyond the stipulated limits in the license.