APPCB and CPCB submitted a report that 2,500 trucks of sand were mined and transported from the area by digging 25 m deep in the riverbed. Apart from the government bodies, private petitions from noted activist Rajendra Singh and Anmol Gandhi too came up with allegations demanding action against the transportation of sand. Illegally mined sand is smuggled in huge quantities beyond 40 tonnes at times to places like Gudivada, Eluru, Jangareddy Gudem, Chintalapudi, and other places in both Krishna and West Godavari district.