Dinanagar Congress MLA writes to govt for clarity on mining in Ravi

Congress MLA from Dina nagar (Gurdaspur) Aruna Chaudhary has drawn attention of the Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Geology and Mines, towards mining in the Ravi and its embankments near Makora Pattan, Dinanagar.

In a letter written to the Additional Chief Secretary, the MLA said she had been flagging the issue since September 25 and even raised it in the recently held Vidhan Sabha session.

She has sought to know whether excavation of sand from the Ravi was permitted under the present sand mining policy of the state and whether excavation of sand exactly near the embankments of rivers was allowed.

Drawing attention towards the government policy of “Jiska Khet Uski Ret”, she has sought to know whether the policy pertained to excavation in the main stream of rivers, or is limited only to the riverbed adjoining private fields.