Continuing its drive against illegal mining in the district, Samba cops has confiscated four vehicles in the jurisdiction of Police Station Samba which were being used for illegal transportation/mining of the construction material.
A Police team of Police Station Samba headed by SHO PS Samba while performing patrolling duty in its jurisdictional area, has seized one dumper bearing regd. No. JK021G-0036 and two tractor trolleys without registration Nos.
Similarly, a Police party of Police Post Supwal headed by Incharge Police Post Supwal has seized tractor trolley without registration No. for this crime in the area.
The above mentioned vehicles have been seized by Samba Police and handed over to Geology & Mining Department, Samba for further action.
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Illegal mining is mining activity that is undertaken without state permission, in particular in absence of land rights, mining licenses, and exploration or mineral transportation permits.
Illegal mining can be a subsistence activity, as is the case with artisanal mining, or it can belong to large-scale organized crime, spearheaded by illegal mining syndicates. On an international level, approximately 80 percent of small-scale mining operations can be categorized as illegal. Despite strategic developments towards “responsible mining,” even big companies can be involved in illegal mineral digging and extraction, if only on the financing side.
Criminally organized illegal mining controls large-scale operations that violate all the laws and environment while mining.[8] Corruption in privately owned large-scale mining and artisanal small-scale mining operations occurs because the operations delegate their power to local authorities.[7] The lack of coordination allows loopholes for corruption. The laws and procedures surrounding mining lessen the impact on the environment and are violated by large and artisanal small-scaling contributing to environmental damage.
