Blanket ban imposed on illegal extraction, mining of river bed material in Pulwama

Qayoom Khan

Srinagar : The Additional Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Choudhary Mohammad Yasin has ordered a blanket ban on illegal extraction and unlawful mining of all sorts of river bed material from rivers, nallahs, water bodies, tributaries and offshoots in the district, and earth from the karewas, carried out in any manner, from or method with immediate effect.

The order, the officer said, has been taken in compliance with the judgements of Supreme Court and J&K High Court and orders and environmental rules and regulations in exercise of the powers envisaged under section 133 of J&K Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).