SRINAGAR, Aug. 6 -- Police have intensified their drive against illegal mining and unauthorised transportation of minerals, seizing 26 vehicles and an illegally dumped stock of minerals in Baramulla, Ganderbal and Shopian, officials said on Wednesday.
In Baramulla, police intercepted and seized a dumper (JK04H-9913) and a tipper (JK01G-5111) during a checkpoint at Babateng in Pattan for allegedly transporting illegally extracted minerals without valid authorisation. Legal proceedings under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act have been initiated, police said.
In a separate operation, police, in coordination with the Geology and Mining Department, seized illegally dumped boulders and gravel at Babagund in Pattan f...