POONCH: On the direction of District Development Commissioner Poonch, Inder Jeet, a team of Mining department with coordination of SDM Surankote seized/fined three vehicles at Bufliaz, Tehsil Surankote. During the raid a heavy excavator, 02 trucks of Limestone involved in illegal mining were seized.
In addition to this five Dumpers, loaded with minor minerals without E-challan, were also seized. After confiscating the vehicles, the DMO Javid Iqbal handed over the same to the police for safe custody. The DMO has appealed to the public to refrain from illegal mining and not buy material from any mining blocks without e-challan.