Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 25: In the much publicized Public Interest Litigations (PIL) filed by Advocate Dewakar Sharma highlighting various issues involving the conservation/preservation of River Tawi, Division Bench of High Court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Mohd Akram Chowdhary has directed Inspector General of Police Jammu and Deputy Commissioner Jammu to file status reports regarding the extent of removal of encroachments and about the alleged illegal mining still being carried out from the bed of River Tawi.
The DB further directed Deputy Commissioner Jammu to inform the court about the progress of the work so as to stop flow of sewage water into the river or regarding dumping of any waste material in the River Tawi.
When the PIL came-up for hearing it was submitted that in pursuance to the directions of the court, some encroachments have already been removed from the river bank/bed but as per the reports on record still a vast area of land remains to be illegally occupied and the encroachers have not been removed.
It was also submitted that the mining from the river bed has been curtailed to a great extent but with the connivance of the administration, large number of trucks carry out illegal mining without any check from any corner.
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