Illegal Sand Mining and Transport Will Not Be Allowed Under Any Circumstances: Minister-in-Charge Aqeel
At Sehore's district planning committee meeting, Minister-in-Charge Arif Aqeel said illegal sand mining and transport would not be tolerated; Sehore ranked second in the state in recovering fines for illegal mining.
District Planning Committee meeting
Sehore. A meeting of the District Planning Committee was held in the Collectorate meeting hall. It was chaired by Shri Arif Aqeel, Madhya Pradesh Minister for Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation, Backward Classes and Minority Welfare, and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, who is also the minister in charge of Sehore district. The meeting reviewed the Water Resources, Electricity, Urban Administration and Mineral departments.
Reviewing the Mineral department, the minister said the district administration has taken strict steps to stop illegal sand mining and transport, and that it will not be allowed under any circumstances. The mining officer reported that between April and November, fines of ₹9,61,19,907 were imposed in 102 cases of illegal mining, of which ₹93,48,927 has been recovered, placing Sehore second in the state. In 401 cases of illegal transport, fines of ₹2,96,36,928 were imposed, of which ₹2,15,61,928 has been recovered, placing the district first in the state.
The Executive Engineer of the Water Resources department reported that irrigation is being provided in the district through a total of 273 schemes: 3 medium projects, 1 medium lift-irrigation scheme, 66 minor irrigation tanks, 10 minor lift-irrigation schemes and 193 barrages. He said 49,953 hectares will be irrigated for the rabi crop in Sehore. Minister Aqeel directed the Sub-Divisional Officer (Revenue) and the Chief Municipal Officer to form a team to stop water theft. He also sought information on the inquiry ordered into the repair of a drain in Ichhawar.
The Electricity department reported that 473 faulty transformers had been replaced in the district between April and October. In the same way, the minister reviewed the schemes and work progress of all departments during the meeting.
Present at the meeting were Collector Shri Ajay Gupta, Superintendent of Police Shri Shashindra Chauhan, District Panchayat President Smt. Urmila Meratha, Municipal President Smt. Amita Arora, Ichhawar MLA Shri Karan Singh Verma, Ashta MLA Shri Raghunath Singh Malviya and other committee members.
