Illegal mining has ramped up in the Maraha River of Gaushala Municipality. With the involvement of the people's representative of Gaushala Municipality, the body that monitors and contracts for river mining, Maraha crusher industry has been given permission to do illegal mining. During the monitoring, it has been found that the municipality gives immunity to the vehicles used for illegal mining without taking any action.

Sumanlal Karn, Head of District Coordination Committee Mahotari, said that crusher industries operating on the banks of the river were digging in the river using excavators and tippers without number plates. Karna said that in the absence of a river dredging contract, the crusher industry here digs a deep pit in the river and distributes it for sale.

'After receiving the complaint, it was found that excavation was being done in the Marha river without permission', Karna said, 'The excavation was being done by making a hole so that the excavator could not be seen. The digging excavator did not have a number plate. When the driver was interrogated, he absconded. When we reached, the drivers had fled with the tippers. Karn said that the area police office Gaushala has been assigned to investigate the seized excavator.

Although the excavator seized during monitoring was handed over to the police, the police handed over the excavator crusher industry itself. Gaushala municipality-10 said that the excavator No. 2 K 20, which was used for illegal excavation in the Maraha river without a number plate, has been sent to Gaushala Municipality for action. Police Bhandari said that the vehicle used by Jaima Durga Living Center for illegal mining was sent to the municipality for action, but there was no response.