Bengaluru: Illegal mining continues in several state districts despite protests by the community after the explosion in the Shivamogga and Chikkaballapur districts that killed more than a dozen people.
The involvement of the rich, the interests of shares from local populations and political protection have provided actions taken by the state government to examine them.
Political parties often trade allegations of this problem, but many of the main political parties have shares in mining, sources of claims in the Department of Public Works and Mining Ministry.
Mandya MP Sumalata Ambaresesh, on a two-day tour of Mandya recently, was surprised to see illegal mines in the district despite a lot of raids and punishment after he raised the problem in parliament.
He promised to lift it once again.
“Mining is being carried out even though the license has expired.
The government did not accept royalties.
People accused that illegal mining continues,” he said.
Illegal mining, however, is not limited to the Mandya District.
All 31 countries have illegal mines, especially sand and Stone, Official Claims.
The people who took the perpetrators were disappointed with the lack of support from the government and administrative districts.
Ramanagara District residents went to the local police station two months ago and urged the police to stop illegal mining near his village.
He alleged that a police official said Empowerment, said the operator was supported by influential politicians.
A senior police officer in Kodagu, a paradise for illegal sand mining along the edge of the Cauvery Kids, admitted that they sometimes crack down on illegal mining and detained several people.
But they must retreat after calling politicians u Nguk let go.
RTI activist BM Shiva Kumar, who often raises illegal mining problems, said the amount of sand and stones extracted is far more than the number permitted.
“Legal mining in a small group of these districts is the smoked veil for illegal operators,” he added.
PWD, mining, income and police officers are aware of illegal mining but cannot end it because of political patronage, he claims.
Even though the Mines Department under Minister Murugesh Nirani increased enforcement after the second explosion, that the drive was gone now.
The Chairperson of the BS Minister Yediyurappa vowed to control illegal mining by regulating it but there was not much progress on the front.