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- Written by: JK Monitor News Network
- Category: ENVIRONMENT
KATHUA: A team of the Mining department headed by District Mineral Officer, Rajinder Singh seized 11 vehicles for transporting minerals in violation of mining regulations, here today. Acting tough, the Mining Department has launched a massive operation against the mining mafia for the last one month.
The DMO Kathua said that “The crackdown has been initiated on the direction of Deputy Commissioner Kathua Rakesh Minhas who closely monitors all the operations carried out by the Mining department. The Department has taken several robust steps to curb the menace of illegal mining and overloading of minerals.”
It was further informed that the vehicles were seized for overloading, transporting minerals without e-challans and GST bills which is mandatory as per the rules and guidelines of the Geology and Mining department.
During seizure of dumpers, the DMO asked the drivers to transport raw or finished mineral only from permitted locations in Nallah, rivers, operational stone crushers and other mining places with valid documents to avoid strict action.
All the 11 seized vehicles along with minor minerals were handed over to concerned Incharge Police Post Korepunu for further legal action and till the payment of penalty as per the extant rules of the department.
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