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Bantwal: Crackdown on illegal sand mining - 20 boats seized

  •   Fri, Oct 04 2024 08:40:03 PM

Mounesh Vishwakarma

Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal

Bantwal, Oct 4: In a joint operation, the Bantwal Revenue Department and the Mining Department conducted a raid on illegal sand mining activities in the Nethravathi River near Tumbe and Maripalla areas, seizing a total of 20 boats.

The operation was carried out under the orders of the Dakshina Kannada district commissioner, with support from the Bantwal Revenue Department and the Bantwal rural police station. The seized boats were relocated to Adyar in Mangaluru.

No sand was found on any of the seized boats, and the laborers involved in the illegal sand mining fled during the raid.

The team involved in the operation included Mining Department deputy director Krishnaveni, senior geologist Girish Mohan, geologist Mahadeshwara, tahsildar Archana Bhat, Mangaluru Revenue Department’s Prashanth Patil, Bantwal revenue inspector Janardhan, village accountants, and the Bantwal rural police team.

 

 

 
  

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  • Somesh Salian, Suratkal

    Sat, Oct 05 2024

    Just today morning I saw a KL registered truck near KPT full of sand and dripping water racing near south bound towards Kerala. Chori ka maal heading towards Kerala while our cops were sleeping!!

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  • Benedict Fernandes, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 05 2024

    The officers are not implementing Enforcement and Monitoring Guidelines for Sand mining issued by Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate change, New Delhi of Jan. 2020. If these guidelines are strictly implemented I feel illegal sand mining will stop. Tamilnadu has done it.

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  • Suresh Ullal, Ullal

    Sat, Oct 05 2024

    I presume that this is merely eyewash.Did the labourers have helicopter to run away from the spot,how can they escape? When so many boats were captured ,why were they not able to catch the only one worker, when labourers where working where is the sand gone? it seems some mystery! . Here it raises some suspicion abot the raid.all golmal, They are cheating the public and government.Action should be take against the person raided and clarification sorted out ,full inquiry should be undertaken.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 05 2024

    Everything is done with the knowledge of administration. Why administration has not taken any action till now????? Who's responsibility????

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, INDIA

    Fri, Oct 04 2024

    "The seized boats were completely empty, but the boats loaded with sand probably left before the officials arrived."

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