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Ballari (Karnataka), April 23 (IANS) Allegations of large-scale illegal transportation of iron ore have resurfaced in Karnataka’s Ballari district, with Congress MP E. Tukaram claiming that regulatory mechanisms have failed to curb the ongoing violations in the mining belt.Addressing the media, Tukaram alleged on Thursday that more than 1,500 trucks transport iron ore daily from the Sandur mining region, with each vehicle carrying between 18 and 40 tonnes. He claimed that despite the existence o…