Summary:
AdvertisingSher Mohammad, a resident of Khijrabaad, a hot spot for illegal mining in the block, has told Chandigarh Newsline that the illegal mining has picked up pace in the last one month. District mining officer Simarpreet Kaur Dhillon, however, says that they have not received any complaint from the villagers. Unknown people, who do illegal mining, had threatened some of our villagers around four months ago. “Illegal mining is taking place in shamlat (common) land of the village, which is around 80 acres,” he says. “We have brought the matter to the notice of the district administration, but no action has been taken..