Mining department  raided illegal sand mining activities  and seized 27  vehicles  in Jajpur

By Akshya Rout

Jajpur, May 22 :  The officials of the mining department along with the police and other officials on the last three days  raided  illegal  sand  and soil mining activities related to minor minerals and seized 27 vehicles   in Jajpur district.

 During the  two day long raid , we   seized 16  Hywas, 10  tractors  and an  excavator at Tikarpada, Pankapal, Debigoda, Digambarpur, Biribati, Panikoili, Jabara, Paikarapur, Katia, Jokadia, Chakua, Serapur, Brahmanigaon and  Manduka areas under Tahasil of Rasulpur, Danagadi, Jajpur, Dharamsala, Vyasanagar, Dasarathpur, Bari  and  Darpan and  handed over all the seized vehicles  to the nearby police stations.

 Necessary action will be taken against the miscreants as per law. In addition to this the district administration has been  requested to impose  prohibitory order under section- 163 of  BNNS in and around the illegal sand and soil mining  areas.

 The enforcement efforts are continuing and will persist in the future too focusing on addressing illegal mining activities related to minor minerals in the  district, said  Jayaprakash Nayak the Deputy Director mines  (Minor Minerals ), Jajpur circle .