The Pauri district administration has started focusing on measures aimed at curbing the illegal mining activities in the district. The on-line process will be ensured in the various aspects of mining activities. The district administration has prepared the outline in collobaration with Uttarakhand geological and mining unit. Also, the officers of the revenue department will keep an eye on the illegal mining activity through the mobile too.
The Pauri district magistrate Sushil Kumar presided over a meeting at the VikasBhawan at district headquarter Pauri on the weekend. Details regarding the technical aspects like the movement of the articles in the mining activity were provided in the meeting. The district magistrate Sushil Kumar asked all the sub divisional magistrates, Tehsildars and other officials concerned to focus on the on-line procedure. The sub divisional magistrates were also told to keep an eye on the mining activity and to be vigilant. Deputy directors of mining work unit, JD Prasad and Dinesh Kumar explained the technical aspects of monitoring the movement of quarried materials through audio and video and its demerits. Officials further opined that the introduction of on-line procedures will help in curtailing the illegal mining activities. Now the movement of the article swill be implemented through the e-movement system instead of the simple movement procedure. They said that in case of non availability of basic mobile or internet, this can be operated through the MMS.
The Pauri district magistrate Sushil Kumar stressed that this new system should be included in the common discussion and added that the e-movement of the aticles would increase the revenue. Additional district magistrate Ramj Sharan Sharma, SDM Kotdwar, Rakesh Tiwari, SDM Srinagar MD Joshi, SDM Thalisain Kamlesh Mehta, SDM lansdowne Sohan Singh Saini, Tehsildars and other employees were also present in the meeting.