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Hamirpur Mining: Betwa river damaged because of unlawful mining, motion of banned machines continues day and night time in a single and a part dozen mines

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Pankaj Mishra, Hamirpur: In Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh, the instructions of the NGT on one and a part dozen Moram mines are at the dictation of Morum investors. Investors from native and neighboring districts have additionally given a setback to the federal government of crores of rupees through unlawful mining on a number of acres with banned machines at the border of Hamirpur. For the previous a number of days, even after the SDM raids within the mines, no screws are being tightened on unlawful mining.

One and a part dozen Moram mines are running in Kurara, Sumerpur, Lalpura, Sisolar, Chikasi, Jalalpur, Jaria and Rath spaces of Hamirpur district. Investors have overtly looted the Moram sections of the Betwa river. In the entire mines, Morum is being mined with banned machines opposite to the instructions of the NGT. Inside 5 months of this yr, dozens of banned machines have been seized a number of occasions in raids within the mines. But at the present time banned machines are making noise in Moram mines.

On Monday itself, unlawful mining was once executed through preventing the water go with the flow of Betwa river in Gata No.-21 of Chandaut Jaria, at the border of Hamirpur in the course of the Morm dealer Karan Singh of Kalpi, Orai (Jalaun). On knowledge, SDM Sarila Khalid Anjum raided along side the group. By which a case has been registered in opposition to the businessman within the police station after a large case of unlawful mining got here to mild.

Surveyor of Mineral Division VP Shukla informed on Tuesday that Jalaun’s rent holder Karan Singh has a rent of Jalaun’s Patharehta Moram mine section-5 and six, nevertheless it has hit the tax income from unlawful mining machines through getting into the boundaries of Hamirpur. Except this, unlawful mining has been executed in numerous acres at the wooded area division’s land in Bhedhi Kharka space. On which the police have additionally registered a case in opposition to 3 Morum investors on behalf of the Woodland Division. On unlawful mining, the Mineral Division has made arrangements to impose a tremendous of lakhs of rupees at the Morum investors.

23 days in the past the rent holder of Jalaun had stopped the water flow of Betwa
Coming into the border of Hamirpur, the Moram businessman of Bandhauli section-5 of Jalaun had made an unlawful approach through preventing the water go with the flow of the Betwa river right here. On 23 April ultimate month, the SDM of Sarila raided along side the group in regards to the factor of clearance of vehicles through unlawful mining thru this course. The SDM had demolished the street constructed within the river with JCB.

After this, on Would possibly 10, SDM Khalid Anjum had seized two banned machines doing unlawful mining in Bhedi Kharka section-23/7 and 23/14 of Sarila space. Understand was once additionally issued to the lessee for unlawful mining. At the side of this, 17 overloaded vehicles of Moram have been additionally challaned in Jalalpur space. Right here, SDM/Joint Justice of the Peace of Hamirpur Sadar, Sanjay Meena had seized 3 banned machines through raiding Beri Moram mine section-10/33 of Kurara police station space.

FIR in opposition to ten businessmen in unlawful mining and transportation
With a purpose to tighten the noose about unlawful mining, joint groups of the management are ceaselessly raiding the Moram mines, even after this, the sport of unlawful mining is being performed through the Moram investors with banned machines. Management groups have up to now seized dozens of banned machines from the mines, but in lots of the Moram mines, those machines are being utilized in unlawful mining through preventing the water go with the flow of the Betwa river.

Surveyor of Mineral Division Ved Prakash Shukla mentioned on Tuesday that 10 other people had been booked for unlawful mining and transportation within the ultimate month. On the identical time, 101 vehicles overloaded from Moram have been additionally seized. Advised {that a} tremendous of Rs 51 lakh has additionally been gathered for transporting unlawful morum. The mineral surveyor mentioned that up to now this month 70 vehicles had been stuck in unlawful transportation and overloading of Moram.