PDS rice recycling, Case launched against top Gandepalli rice mill

Kakinada: The officials of vigilance, revenue and civil supplies have conducted a raid on 

Sri Venkateswera Rice Industries Mill at Gandepalli village on Thursday and detected that the rice meant for public distribution system was recycled in a big way.
They have seized 113.565 metric tonnes of PDS rice valued at Rs 43,15,470 and also two mini vans being used for illegal transportation of PDS rice.
Regional vigilance SP P V Ravikumar who headed the raid told media persons that a case was booked against the rice mill under section 6 –A and referred it to Gandepalli police station for initiating criminal proceedings. DSP Mutyala Naidu, Tahasildar Vijayakumar and civil supplies department officials took part in the raid. (UNI )