Alwar: After receiving flak for its failure on several occasions with illegal mining in the Aravalli ranges, the Rajasthan government seems to have awakened at last. On Thursday, in a joint operation with my Department, the Alwar district administration seized 27 vehicles and arrested 17 persons involved in illegal mining in the region. More than 5,000 quintals of stone were seized from the vehicle.
Reports suggest that the undocumented vehicles to ferry had the stones. The trucks were seized from remote roads that were used to give a slip to the police. My engineer JP Jakhar and ASP, Bhiwadi, Sang Harm Singh, performed the surgery, which is seen as a great success.
“We had complaints about illegal mining and at recent meetings, villagers complained about the maximum illegal mining. We chalked out a strategy and began to feedback how the illegal mining took place. Therefore, we carried out the operations, and that was a great success,” ASP Sangram Singh told TOI on Thursday.
Singh said that the areas are considered a hub of illegal mining and action was taken accordingly identified. Reports suggest that more than 1,500 trucks were used for illegal stone mining in Bhiwadi region alone, resulting in speedy destruction of the ecology of the area also, despite a court order that any mining in the Aravalli reach prohibits.
While it remains to be seen whether the ongoing campaign was actually a sincere effort to reduce illegal trend or just another hoax contain the Rajasthan government had no choice but to act in this regard as it was red-faced on several occasions amid pouring reports illegal mining in Aravalli ranges that are too close to game reserves.
Reports suggest that the government could lorries seized, the arrest of a few workers, but the real culprits are still at large and there was no attempt to identify and arrest of powerful individuals involved in damaging the ecology . “Most of the mining industry was going under political patronage and politicians of all parties involved. The administration is well aware of the real culprits, but there was no attempt to arrest them,” said a senior mines department official, prefer anonymity. Yet the state government formed a special committee to repair the damage caused by illegal mining assessment.
The latest action comes close on the heels of the three letters from the Union environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh, who had observed illegal mining in Sariska and Ranthambore region and had called on Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to stop them immediately.
source:timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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