It was rather five days after when the Indian Express had highlighted the massive illegal sand mining operations on Godavari Bed at Sironcha, within the Gadchiroli District. The raid was taken out by district authorities, and the local police force. It was on Saturday, February, 12, 2017, when the police had carried out raids on Saturday night at around 11pm. In the process of this raid the district, and local authorties were able to seize four earth-movers (JCBS) and about 70 trucks which were involved in the illegal mining operation. For most part this special operation was launched by the Additional Superintendent of police, Aheri, R, Raja, and Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Aheri, Ramamurthy.
In this raid it was reported by the two that they were able to seize various illegalities that were used in the sand mining operations. By doing this raid they had undertook this operation to find one JCB Excavating Sand at Wadadham, and three JCB's at Nagaram-1, and Nagaram-2 Mines. In this raid the district, and local authorities had seized all four, including 70 truck that were lined up for carrying sand.
As of right the District and Local Authorities are preparing the panchnama which will then allow them to take the call on the nature of the offenses to be registered to the lease owner. No arrests were made in this raid prior to mining personnel getting the wind of their operation, and had fled the scene. The three mines are among the nine leases which were granted in September, 2016. Much of the lease was reported to have been granted to various contractors in what was considered the biggest sand mining business going on anywhere in Maharashtra
The 10th mine was yet to be auctioned, and the total area in which had been plundered for the mine site comes to 45 hectors. Most of these hectors were also stayed to be partially within the Godavari Sand Beds. Even no plantations were stated to have been constructed prior to mining operations for environmental damage impacts. In addition to this, the mine area also had no flagpost erected in order to state how much of the lease land is to be mined under agreements. Excavations of the sands had resulted in developing huge cannel like trenches that go beyond the regulations in depth stipulations. As this raid had take place it was also proved that mining operations were being run past sunset in which was clearly violating the rules.
In this raid it was reported by the two that they were able to seize various illegalities that were used in the sand mining operations. By doing this raid they had undertook this operation to find one JCB Excavating Sand at Wadadham, and three JCB's at Nagaram-1, and Nagaram-2 Mines. In this raid the district, and local authorities had seized all four, including 70 truck that were lined up for carrying sand.
As of right the District and Local Authorities are preparing the panchnama which will then allow them to take the call on the nature of the offenses to be registered to the lease owner. No arrests were made in this raid prior to mining personnel getting the wind of their operation, and had fled the scene. The three mines are among the nine leases which were granted in September, 2016. Much of the lease was reported to have been granted to various contractors in what was considered the biggest sand mining business going on anywhere in Maharashtra
The 10th mine was yet to be auctioned, and the total area in which had been plundered for the mine site comes to 45 hectors. Most of these hectors were also stayed to be partially within the Godavari Sand Beds. Even no plantations were stated to have been constructed prior to mining operations for environmental damage impacts. In addition to this, the mine area also had no flagpost erected in order to state how much of the lease land is to be mined under agreements. Excavations of the sands had resulted in developing huge cannel like trenches that go beyond the regulations in depth stipulations. As this raid had take place it was also proved that mining operations were being run past sunset in which was clearly violating the rules.
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