Special squad visit to check illegal mining

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsAmid allegations of illegal quartz and coal mining, a special squad of the Mining Department, led by K Patnaik, inspected various mines here.Reports said the team arrived on Tuesday and visited the Chheliapahar area in Lakhanpur block amidst allegations of illegal extraction of quartz mineral.  The officials also visited the coal mines of Lakhanpur and Ib Valley areas of the Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) on receiving complaints about rampant coal thefts.Before wrapping up its visit on Friday morning, the team visited Chingriguda and Ubura railway sidings and inspected documents at the local Tehsil office.Patnaik declined comments on the visit and said he would submit a report to the Government for appropriate action.Sources claimed mining mafias had got inkling of the inspection beforehand as illegal mining operations were stopped a week back.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST 
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