The Revenue Department on Saturday began a probe into the illegal transportation of sand from the Bhalumaska railway station in Kalyansinghpur of the district.
The Tehsildar conducted a probe in the presence of local police. The matter came to the fore when local people detained a goods train that was illegally smuggling sand to laxmipur on Friday. They immediately informed the Revenue Department. The officials who rushed to the spot found a huge amount of sand being transported in three wagons of the goods train. Sources said the sand was being smuggled to laxmipur in Koraput district. However, there are no reports of any arrests being made in the case.
Earlier, the Cuttack district administration had also seized a goods train at Nergundi station while transporting sand illegally to Uttar Pradesh on September 9.