CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Saharanpur. A meeting of the District Task Force was convened in the Collectorate auditorium under the chairmanship of District Magistrate Manish Bansal to stop illegal mining and transportation. In the meeting, DM Manish Bansal said that revenue should be increased by completely curbing illegal mining and transportation and encouraging legal mining. He gave strict instructions that FIR should be lodged against those involved in repeated and organized illegal mining. District Magistrate Manish Bansal said that strict action should be taken against vehicles involved in illegal mining and transportation. Also, it should be ensured that minetags are used 100% by vehicles used in the transportation of sub-minerals in the district. He directed that all vehicles transporting minerals must have high security registration number plates. For this, ensure the installation of high security registration number plates by running an intensive enforcement campaign. DM Manish Bansal said that if the District Task Force is not informed about illegal mining in the area of ​​any police station in-charge, then the responsibility of the concerned police station in-charge will be fixed. DM Manish Bansal instructed the members of the District Task Force to keep a constant vigil on the roads on the inter-state border. Strict action should be taken against those without royalty and fake royalty. He said that the task force should keep visiting the area regularly. Gave instructions to effectively curb the illegal operation of overloaded vehicles. Directed the Additional Commissioner State Tax to regularly inform the District Task Force Committee about the vehicles caught in illegal transportation. Senior Superintendent of Police Rohit Singh Sajwan instructed all the jurisdictional officers to identify the persons doing illegal mining on the banks of Yamuna river and take strict action against them. On this occasion, Additional District Magistrate Finance and Revenue Rajneesh Kumar Mishra, SP Rural Sagar Jain, Sub-District Magistrate Sadar Yuvraj Singh, Sub-District Magistrate Nakud Sangeeta Raghav, Sub-District Magistrate Behat Manvendra Singh, ARTO MP Singh, Mining Officer Subhash Singh, Additional Commissioner State Tax Prashant Kumar, all COs and concerned police officers were present.