Illegally Sand Mining: 3 Sand-Laden Tractors Seized In Anandpur Of Odisha
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Keonjhar: Ghasipura police in Keonjhar district seized three sand-laden tractors whereas they had been carrying sand that was illegally mined from numerous riverbeds beneath Anandapur sub-division of the district at present.
Acting on a tip-off, the police performed raids at numerous websites of the river mattress and seized the sand-laden tractors as they had been engaged in sand mining with none prior permission.
Later, the police knowledgeable the involved income officers and Tehsildar who reached the spot and launched a probe.
Meanwhile, some locals demanded that the Tehsildar ought to take stringent motion towards all of the sand smugglers. They additionally alleged that some officers are biased in controlling the unlawful sand buying and selling as they act upon small merchants solely whereas the large merchants are overlooked.
On the opposite, sources from the Tehsil workplace stated that the river beds shall be usually monitored henceforth and strict motion shall be taken towards the accused individuals who’re concerned in such unlawful sand mining.
