Rajouri: District administration Rajouri Tuesday decided to act sternly against illegal extraction of minor mineral from river beds.
Stern action under the rules will be initiated against the individuals and tractor owners found involved in illegal extraction of river bed, the District Development Commissioner Mohammad Aijaz Asad said while chairing a meeting of concerned officers convened to discuss the measures to prevent the practice.
Earlier, meeting suggested various remedial measures to safeguard the aquatic life besides protection of bunds of river. The DDC constituted a team officers to look into the kind of illegalities in and around the embankments of river.
The meeting also discussed the welfare measures for the persons earning their livelihood by way of extraction of material from river bed.
The meeting was attended by District Mineral Officer Rajouri, Executive Engineer I&FC Division Rajouri/Nowshera along with AEEs and JEES.
