Punjab Newsline, Shimla-
Director Industries, Dr. Yunus, informed today that the department was conducting regular inspections in the areas where illegal mining was suspected. Special drives have been launched to control illegal mining and the impact of these strategically executed campaigns was clearly visible on the ground.
Several cases of illegal mining have come to light and heavy penalties have been imposed besides many cases have been presented before the local courts. Dr. Yunus stated that illegal mining activities would not be tolerated under any circumstances and strict action would be taken against the offenders.
So far, over 350 complaints have been received and based on these complaints from the people on helpline number, emails etc, the department has identified areas currently affected or vulnerable to illegal mining besides taking immediate action.