# YSRCP warns it will take Panchadarla mining issue to Parliament 2026-08-12T22:02:09+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The YSR Congress Party has said it will raise the matter of illegal mining at Panchadarla in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh in Parliament if the government does not issue a permanent order declaring the sacred hill a No-Mining Zone. Party leaders met Union Ministers on Wednesday, demanding a CBI probe into Anakapalli MP C.M. Ramesh and highlighting environmental damage from excessive gravel extraction. Araku MP Gumma Thanuja Rani said Union Ministers G. Kishan Reddy and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat assured that a Central team would examine the mining activity and act within 10 days. The party claims official inquiries found that mining blasts were affecting sacred water streams and that nearly two lakh tonnes of gravel were extracted beyond the approved plan. Former minister Gudivada Amarnath said penalties of about Rs 250 crore were due for illegal excavation and called for Ramesh's resignation. YSRCP leaders warned that agitation would continue until a permanent No-Mining Zone order is issued. ## Coverage - telanganatoday.com Tags: Andhra Pradesh, CBI probe, illegal mining, No-Mining Zone, Panchadarla, YSRCP Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ysrcp-warns-it-will-take-panchadarla-mining-issue-to-parliament/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ysrcp-warns-it-will-take-panchadarla-mining-issue-to-parliament/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.