Date | Nov 24, 2017:

Punjab Government has directed all District and Block Development and Panchayat Officers to prepare a list of Mining at Panchayati lands in villages ‘positively’ by November 30.

The directions, issued by the state Rural Development and Panchayat Department’s Secretary Anurag Verma, were aimed at preventing illegal mining in the villages besides supplementing to the income of panchayats.

“Time to time, various complaints are being received in the Department regarding illegal mining in village's panchayat lands. In this regard, a DO letter from Director of Mining, Department of Industry and Commerce, has also been received. As such, directions to identify the mining panchayati lands in each village have been issued,” he said.

Verma also directed the concerned District and Block Development and Panchayat Officers to include the locations of Panchayati lands observing illegal mining in the said list.

He said that if any complaint regarding illegal mining on panchayati land, other than mentioned in the said list, is received after November 30, the concerned District and Block Development and Panchayat Officer will be held responsible.

He added that these officials will obtain proper approval for legal mining at these locations in the village, after coordination with Deputy Commissioner of the district and SDMs.

(Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/)