Jaipur, Nov. 4 -- Rajasthan's mines department has intensified its crackdown on illegal mining and transportation by strengthening technology-based monitoring, taking action against 155 weighbridges and 110 mineral transport vehicles between October 6 and 31. The department has also deactivated 39 weighbridges and initiated action against leaseholders for various irregularities, including generating multiple transit passes (ravannas) using a single vehicle. Additional chief secretary, Mines and Petroleum, Aparna Arora said the department was using automation, vehicle tracking systems, artificial intelligence and online data analysis to detect irregularities and enable swift action against illegal mining activities. During the 25-day drive, departmental officials inspected 922 weighbridges, of which 155 were found to have irregularities. Notices were issued to 95 weighbridge operators, while 39 weighbridges were deactivated as part of the crackdown. Officials also inspected 3,923 mineral transport vehicles and found irregularities in 110 of them. Fines exceeding Rs.12.2 million were imposed, of which Rs.11.1 million has already been deposited in the government treasury. The department also seized 47 vehicles during the period. Arora said online analysis had been introduced to identify suspicious transactions, particularly cases where a single mineral transport vehicle generated multiple transit passes on the same day or irregularities were detected in weighment records....