Achi news desk-
Illegal sand mining is carried out day and night on both banks of the life-giving Mahanadi, which runs between Chhattisgarh’s Raipur and Mahasamond districts. It was reported that mineral officers and management are also aware of the sand theft, but police officer Kumbhakarni is asleep. what
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In fact, the sand mined from Mahanadi, which enters from ghats of villages adjacent to the Arang area of ​​Raipur, indiscriminately mines sand not only from Arang, but also from certain parts of Mehsmond, leaving their approved site. Complaints were also submitted to the authorities about this several times.
Action has been taken on some selected ghats
But in order to provide food to a select few ghats, last month the flying squad team of Riphor Minerals Department along with Mahsmond Police raided Hadassah and seized 3 Chain Mountain and 2 Highway. They all excavated sand from Khadsa village by going down into Mahanadi through Kurud sand ghat village of Arang assembly of Raipur district.
Similarly, after a protest by the villagers, Naipara Tehsildar seized 4 chain hills and 2 highways from Lakhana and Rawan. Despite this, sand theft continues unabated in other hospitals as well.
There is no environmental clearance on these ghats, illegal mining is still happening
There are many sick ghats in Arang region that do not have environmental clearance, but influential people are doing illegal mining in these ghats, cheating the government. In which the lease of the second sand ghat of the Kurud village was received in the name of Krishna Kashyap, a resident of Mongali.
Muhamla (A) in the name of Raipur resident Rohit Singhania, Muhamla (B) to Suroj Netam of Bilaspur, Chikli (B) to Rohit Khadiya of Bilaspur, Chikli (C) to Rajendra Kumar Kh. Diya of Bilaspur and Sujit Singh of Bilaspur is Ghat Khul.
The gates that these six people received in the tender have not yet received environmental approval. However, sand mining has been going on day and night in these ghats continuously for the past three months. Chikali, Kurud, Kagadhi, Hardida, Ratakat Khul Ghat are named after other influential people, in mutual agreement with them, and are engaged in stealing sand and wasting millions of rupees.
Except Arang, SDM of Mahasamund, Rajim, Gariaband gave notice
now Leaving only Arang, the SDM of Mahasamund, Rajim, Gariaband recently issued a notice to the Sarpanch and Panchayat Secretary Rajim Tehsildar and Gariaband SDM took action against the illegal sand miners in Samra village, some highways and 4 chain mountain was caught. .
Similarly, Mahasmond police, while conducting a midnight raid on illegal mining going on at Khamtrai in Sirpur district, seized 1 mountain chain and 2 highways. But in Arang part, hundreds of street squatters fearlessly dig for illegal sand from morning till late night on the sand hills near Mehndi, but no action is taken against them.
Every day 100 to 200 kiva of sand go out in Arang.
In Arang area, 100 to 200 traffic policemen leave each sand ghat every day with sand. With the tacit approval of officers, sand thieves reap money, while the same government is defrauded to the tune of millions of rupees every month.
There is permission in these sand pits, but the mining happens overnight outside the laws.
Seven persons from the Minerals Department have been granted permission (lease) to mine sand in an area of ​​4.95 dunams to 10 dunams from 2024 to 2029 for the purpose of excavating sand from Mahanadi river near Erang assembly in Raipur.
- Bilaspur resident Rajesh Kumar Trivedi was sent to Kagdhi Ghat.
- Kurod to Basanti Sahu of Akaltra Janjgir
- Lakhana to Amit Chandrakar, a resident of Mahsmund.
- Pottery for Arang resident Deepak Chandrakar
- Fergaon to Dilharan Lal Yadav of Bilaspur
- Hardidha Lehma Pandey of Janjir.
- Aditya Kumar Verma of Raipur is assigned in the name of Chikhli (A).
Digging with machines until late at night
These 7 sand mining license holders are flouting the National Green Tribunal (NGT) rules and digging the Mahanadi river with machines till late night. While according to National Green Tribunal (NGT) rules, sand mining from Mehndi after 6 PM is illegal.
Action taken late at night
In this regard, Mehsmond DSP and Police Station Commander Kotwali Monica Shyam said that complaints of illegal mining are being received in the ghats between Birkoni and Sirpur of Mehsmond. A team led by SP was formed on it. The team carried out raids in the ghettos from 12 noon to 3 am.
Meanwhile, 1 Chain Mountain and 2 Highways were captured in Khamtrai. The remaining mining took place in Hadassah, Mokhkam and other places in the Ripur border area. Due to this the team could not take action. The action will continue as well.
Will take action by establishing a joint team – SDM
Arang SDM Pushpendra Sharma said that from time to time action is taken by forming teams against illegal sand ghats. Even in the future, the two districts will establish a joint team and operate. Recently Naib Tehsildar operated in two places and cut the ramp built inside the river. The vehicles were confiscated.
