By Express News Service
JAJPUR: The Jajpur administration has imposed a high quality of Rs 105.13 crore on 4 leaseholders for extra mining of black stone in Dharmasala block of the district. Acting on the directive of Jajpur Collector Chakravarti Singh Rathore, Dharmasala tehsildar Swagat Das penalised the leaseholders, recognized as Sarong Rout, Ranjan Jena, Sabitri Parida and Chandramani Parida, for extra mining than the permissible restrict at black granite quarries.
Following allegations of extra mining than the allotted quantity in black granite quarries, a income crew led by tehsildar Das on Tuesday measured the truly mined space of the 4 mines. After an in depth probe, lessee Saroj Rout was discovered to have carried out the best extra mining at black stone quarry no 4 below Lunibara mouza. Rout has been fined Rs 63.37 crore.
Similarly, Ranjan Jena was fined Rs 23.32 crore for extra mining at quarry no 5 below Dankari mouza, Sabitri Parida Rs 16.57 crore for unlawful mining at quarry no 2 below Lunibara mouza and her husband Chandramani Parida Rs 1.87 crore for extra mining at quarry no 3 below Lunibara mouza.
JAJPUR: The Jajpur administration has imposed a high quality of Rs 105.13 crore on 4 leaseholders for extra mining of black stone in Dharmasala block of the district. Acting on the directive of Jajpur Collector Chakravarti Singh Rathore, Dharmasala tehsildar Swagat Das penalised the leaseholders, recognized as Sarong Rout, Ranjan Jena, Sabitri Parida and Chandramani Parida, for extra mining than the permissible restrict at black granite quarries.
Following allegations of extra mining than the allotted quantity in black granite quarries, a income crew led by tehsildar Das on Tuesday measured the truly mined space of the 4 mines. After an in depth probe, lessee Saroj Rout was discovered to have carried out the best extra mining at black stone quarry no 4 below Lunibara mouza. Rout has been fined Rs 63.37 crore.
Similarly, Ranjan Jena was fined Rs 23.32 crore for extra mining at quarry no 5 below Dankari mouza, Sabitri Parida Rs 16.57 crore for unlawful mining at quarry no 2 below Lunibara mouza and her husband Chandramani Parida Rs 1.87 crore for extra mining at quarry no 3 below Lunibara mouza.