Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)
Mangaluru, Dec 20: Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan M P has directed officials that ruthless action should be taken against illegal sand mining. He was speaking after presiding over a district sand committee meeting held here on Tuesday December 20.
“As CRZ ban on sand mining on the sea shore and river sides is in progress, the mining and geology department officials should make sure that illegal sand mining does not take place. Police officials on night duty should visit spots where illegal sand mining is rampant and conduct inspections. They should register police cases on the basis of vehicle registration numbers. They should collect details on ground level without neglecting cases,” he said.
He directed all the tahsildars to intensify investigations through control room and CC cameras.
SP C B Rishyanth said that the vehicles or boats that are used for illegal sand mining should be seized. “Extra vigil is required in non-CRZ areas,” he said.
DCP Siddarth Goel, deputy forest conservator Antony Mariappa, geology scientist Girish and others were present.