After a gap of nearly five months, this is the business time for the traders associated with collection of riverbed materials in the Terai region of the State post-Diwali celebrations. If the festive season was an opportune time for the traders to make the most of it, opening of rivers in Terai region for collection of riverbed materials from November 1, is also going to be a profitable affair for those associated with the trade as well as for the State Government.
It not just helps the traders associated with the trade promote their business interests but ensures addition to the State coffer by way of royalty.
However, with collection of the riverbed materials starting in the district from November 1, the Nainital district administration has asked the officials concerned to take necessary steps to prevent illegal collection of riverbed materials in the district.
It has strictly asked the officials concerned to register FIRs against those who are found indulging in the unauthorised mining activities in the district, directing them to stringently deal with illegal mining activities.
More so, mobile teams will also be deployed to check illegal mining or illegal collection of riverbed materials, asserted the Nainital district administration.
All the officials concerned are thus supposed to deal with the mining works seriously and take necessary actions against those who are found indulging in illegal mining activities, the district administration Nainital 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. It has also cautioned the officials concerned who are deployed to look after the collection of riverbed materials against carelessness, saying the officials concerned who are found not serious in monitoring the mining works, will be dealt with strongly as per the law.
The Nainital district administration has also asked the officials concerned to deal strongly with overloading issue and take action against the vehicle-owners who are found indulging in overloading as regards the riverbed materials 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, asserted the Nainital district administration.
Collection of the riverbed materials is likely to be carried out on the banks of some of the rivers of the Kumaon division's Terai region, including Gola, Dabka and Koshi.
The collection of riverbed materials generally starts from October or November in the region and continues till the commencement of the monsoon season in June.