Tribune News Service
Solan, September 16
In a crackdown on illegal mining, the Baddi police seized two mini-trucks, a tractor and an earth excavation machine from three places.
DSP, Baddi, Navdeep Singh said that a penalty of Rs 25,000 had been imposed on the owners of the impounded vehicles. A mini-truck was found transporting illegally quarried material near the Sirsa river while a tractor was impounded at Androla village.
An earth mover and another mini-truck were impounded at Barotiwala. The owners of the mini-truck and the earth excavation machine were yet to pay the penalty.
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