Punjab govt imposes ban on sand mining.
The Punjab government on Saturday imposed a ban on sand mining at night, in accordance with an announcement.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who chaired a assessment assembly over the difficulty, directed police and the Enforcement Directorate (Mining) to take strict motion in opposition to these discovered engaged in mining operations at night.
Singh requested the Mining Department to make sure that no mining is undertaken by any authorised contractor in river beds or different areas after 7.30 pm and earlier than 5 am, in accordance with the government launch.
He warned of stringent motion in opposition to violators and stated anybody, together with officers and police personnel, discovered conniving in unlawful sand mining operations also needs to be handled strictly.
The CM, nonetheless, ordered that there ought to be no hindrance to easy motion of sand and gravel in the course of the night in view of the development exercise going on within the state.
The availability of the fabric at reasonably priced costs also needs to be ensured, he stated, directing the Principal Secretary (Mining) to coordinate with authorised contractors to deliver down costs of sand and gravel.
During the assembly, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Minister, Water Resources, instructed the CM that the creation of the Enforcement Directorate for mining had helped test unlawful sand mining actions.
He assured the CM that sand mining operations within the state will probably be carried out easily.
Director General of Police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta stated all commissioners of police and district police chiefs have been directed to take motion in opposition to unscrupulous parts concerned in unlawful sand mining.
He stated that further manpower will now be deployed to test any night sand mining operations.
RN Dhoke, Additional DGP-cum-Director, Enforcement Directorate (Mining), instructed the CM that 70 FIRs have been registered in opposition to 93 folks concerned in unlawful sand mining and 70 autos have been confiscated because the formation of the division.
Drones are getting used to hold out pictures of unlawful sand mining websites to evaluate the extent of excavation finished and unauthorised motion of minerals has been curbed considerably, he stated.
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