KISHTWAR, June 5 -- Under the directions of the District Development Commissioner Kishtwar Pankaj Kumar Sharma, a joint enforcement team led by the Additional District Development Commissioner Vinod Kumar Behnal and the District Mineral Officer Virinder Dev on Friday conducted an extensive field inspection along the Kishtwar-Paddar Road to curb illegal mining activities in the district.
The inspection focused on checking instances of illegal mining, unauthorized storage (dumps) of minor minerals along roadsides and transportation of minor minerals without valid e-Challans and Vehicle Tracking Devices (VTDs). During the day-long operation, the team thoroughly inspected vehicles transporting minor minerals and verified the validity of e-Chal...