During the months of Chaitra and Baisakh, the police have taken into custody 63 vehicles involved in illegal riverine mining and collected Rs. 273,000 in revenue.
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Police on Tuesday seized a JCB and a tractor on charges of illegally extracting gravel and sand from the Sharda River and handed them over to the Sharda Municipality. The municipality paid a fine of Rs 4,500.
Last Sunday, the Ragechaur Area Police Office seized two tractors carrying sand from Tatke, Kumakh Rural Municipality, towards Ragechaur. The tractor and driver who were illegally extracting gravel and sand were handed over to the municipality for action.
The Salyan District Police Office has seized 63 tractors, JCBs, tippers and trucks that were illegally extracting and transporting riverine materials in Chaitra and Baisakh alone.
The police have seized 56 tractors, 4 tippers, 6 JCBs, an excavator and 1 truck from various places in the district after it was found that the local level had banned the excavation of gravel and sand from places other than those contracted, claiming that it was for a development project.
The police have seized 56 tractors, 4 tippers, 6 JCBs, an excavator and 1 truck with sand from various places in the district for illegal and non-standard excavation of riverine materials, and have been taking action against them, said Deepak Patali, Deputy Superintendent of Police of the Salyan District Police. He informed that all those taken into custody have been handed over to the municipality for action and released after paying a fine.
According to him, 273,000 rupees in revenue has been collected from the 63 tractors, JCBs, tippers and trucks taken under control. Although the government has called for tenders and said that river-based materials can be excavated, two out of the 10 municipalities in the district have called for tenders to excavate from three locations, while others have been excavating from deposits. He said that the problem is that it is not clear whether river-based materials can be excavated from deposits or not.
He informed that preparations are being made for discussions with the District Coordination Committee Head, Chief District Officer and the Municipal Head on the issue of excavation from deposits. He said that illegal and indiscriminate gravel and sand excavation is destroying aquatic animals, reducing water resources in the river, affecting the environment, and increasing the risk of floods and landslides.
