Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 4: The District Magistrate today imposed ban on the extraction of minor minerals from the rivers for a period of two months.
According to an order, District Magistrate Jammu Sanjeev Verma has imposed ban on extraction of minor minerals like sand, bajri and RBM from the rivers and from the areas 150 meter upstream and 100 meter downstream of the culverts and causeways for local nullahs.
The ban has been imposed to keep a check on the uncontrolled extraction of minor minerals from local rivers and nallahs including river Tawi and Nallah near Sidhra Bye-pass Bridge, Jajjar nallah, Kattal Battal, particularly in close vicinity of motorable roads and railway bridges, which is likely to cause damages to the basements and super-structure of these bridges.
Mr Verma also asked the District Mineral Officer, Geology and Mining Department Jammu, besides Tehsildars and Station House Officers to ensure strict compliance of the order and also make sure that the mining and quarrying shall be strictly in conformity with the norms laid down by the Geology and Mining Department.
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