DDC Budgam reviews mining/quarrying & operation of brick kilns/ stone crushers

Budgam, May 03: District Development Commissioner, Budgam Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar today ordered for complete ban on the operation of illegal brick kilns, stone crushers and mining of earth, sand and boulders across district Budgam.

The DDC made these remarks during a meeting attended by SP Budgam, Amod Ashok Nagpure, ADDC Budgam, Khurshid Ahmad Sanai, ADC Budgam, Mushtaq Ahmad Simnani, SDMs, ACR Budgam Zaffer Shawl, DIO Budgam, Showkat Hussain Ganie, AD FCSCA, AD Labour and Employment, DMO, Tehsildars, District Officer SPCB, NTs and other officials at New Conference Hall Budgam.  

During the meeting the DDC stressed on taking strict action against the offenders found involved in illegal mining and close down brick kilns or stone crushers operating without permission.

She said that this illegal trend has become nuisance and is causing adverse impact on health, ecology, traffic; roads, agriculture and other sectors and directed Tehsildars to keep tight vigil on the illegal practice and submit action report regularly from their respective areas.

    She not only called for booking the offenders under the law but also stressed on confiscation of vehicles involved in the illegal mining.

The meeting was apprised that 9 seizures and Rs, 2.54 lakh has been recovered as fine during the month of April while as number of FIRs have been also registered against the violators. The meeting was briefed that out of 227 brick kilns 170 were functioning legally and 54 have been reported as operating illegally in Budgam, BK Pora, Chadoora, Magam, Beerwah areas. Concerned Tehsildars and DMO were instructed to constitute joint teams, represented by police, agriculture, revenue and mining officials to close down units operating without permission. 

During the meeting the DDC also reviewed the functioning of Geology and Mining department. She emphasized on concerned to ensure implementation of Labour laws across the district particularly in these units. Threadbare discussion on the mining/quarrying was held and action plan for effective control of this trend was chalked out during the meeting. 

Meanwhile, the DDC also took review of Revenue departments including Jambandi, conversion of Agri land, organization of mutation camps, land acquisitions, migrant inventory updation, encroachments, grievances disposal, scanning for digitization. She impressed upon SDMs and Tehsildars to conduct regular mutation camps. SDMs were also directed to conduct office inspections regularly and asked Tehsildars to take tough stand against the land encroachers. 

     The DDC also took review of arrangements for the holy month of Ramzan and directed concerned to ensure availability of essential commodities to the public including uninterrupted supply of electricity and drinking water to the residents of Budgam.