A team of civil SDO Tenughat Ananth Kumar and police officials carried out a raid against illegal mining on the Damodar river bed and seized 13 tractors loaded with sand, on NH-320 near Jainamore here on Tuesday morning but the miscreants managed to escape.
According to officials, the raid was conducted at Jainamore under Jaridih police station in Bokaro district on Tuesday morning after locals complained that a group from Bokaro and Jainamore was illegally mining sand on the river bed.
The team seized 13 tractors loaded with sand but the miscreants managed to cross the village and flee to unknown places, the officials said.
The Civil SDO said that on the instructions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), there is a ban on sand mining in the entire district till the next October 15, 2021.
Police sources said that four tractors carrying illegal sand on NH- 320 were confiscated by Sub-Divisional Officer Bermo, Tenughat Ananth Kumar.
All the tractors have been handed over to the local police station and also informed to the District Mining Officer and District Transport Officer about the above matter for further action.
On the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Rajesh Singh, necessary instructions have been given to all the concerned BDOs/COs, Panchayat Sevaks etc.
This ban is in effect from June 10. The local administration is trying to ensure 100 per cent compliance of this instruction on the sand ghats of the sub-division.