With collection of riverbed materials and mining starting in the district from November 1, 2014, the Nainital district administration has asked the officials concerned to take necessary steps to stop illegal mining. An FIR will be registered against those who are found indulging in illegal mining activities, asserted the district administration, Nainital. More so, mobile teams will also be deployed to check illegal mining or illegal collection of riverbed materials, the district administration officials further said. At the same time, it has also directed the officials concerned to maintain vigil in important locations by way of placing CCTVs so that illegal mining could be prevented with deployment of adequate force.The officials who are deployed to look after the collection of riverbed material works were cautioned against carelessness with the warning that those who are found careless in monitoring the mining works will be dealt with strongly as per the law. The district administration has also asked the officials concerned to deal strongly with the issue of overloading and take action against the vehicle-owners who are found indulging in overloading in the riverbed material collection works in the district.Overloading by the vehicle- owners involved in collection of riverbed materials/mining will not be tolerated. Permits of such vehicle-owners will be cancelled who are found indulging in such activities, asserted Nainital district administration. They further said that the registration of vehicles to be used in the collection of riverbed materials has been started. Collection of riverbed material works are carried out in the banks of some of the rivers of the Kumaon division, including Gola, Dabka, and Koshi.