JAMMU, Feb. 27 -- Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today directed for strict enforcement of e-Challan at crusher units, mandatory GPS tracking of all vehicles transporting mining material and implementation of the "One Parchi, One Load" rule to completely curb illegal mining across Jammu and Kashmir.

Chairing a high-level meeting of the Mining Department at Jammu, the Deputy Chief Minister stressed the need for strengthening enforcement mechanisms in all districts.

The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Mining Department, Ashwani Kumar; Chairman, Pollution Control Committee; Director, Ecology, Environment and Remote Sensing; Deputy Commissioners (Chairpersons, District Level Task Force Committees) online; Dire...