Hzb DC orders crackdown on illegal mining

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DC Sunil Kumar has given strict directives to the SDO, District Mining Officer, DSPs and officials of forest and labor department to constitute a joint team to check the crushers and to stop illegal mining in the district.

In the meeting with the officers of mining, police and labor department he instructed them to inspect the materials, labors and explosives too during their visit to the crushers and to lodge FIR immediately if anything wrong is found. He also directed the district mining officer to take care of the distance of crusher machine as according to a court verdict it should be atleast 400 meters away from the forest and 200 meters from NH.

DC also directed the officials of transport department to check the vehicles carrying from this area and to act according to transport law if they find any irregularity. In this meeting the district mining officer reported that there are 213 crushers running in the district and they have got proper licenses from factory office, GRDRC and mining offices. He further directed to submit detailed reports to the officers of district industry office and pollution control board on this issue.

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