Rajasthan govt data: 639 illegal mining cases last year, over 3,000 FIRs since 2018-19
(WorldNews India)

In the past one year, 639 cases pertaining to illegal mining of different minerals have been reported in different districts of Rajasthan, data from the state`s mining department has revealed. Between January 1 2020 and January 31, 2021, the highest — 86 cases — were reported from Bhilwara district followed by Jodhpur and Nagaur with 58 and 49 cases respectively, reveals the data furnished by the mining department in response to a question at the Assembly. In January this year, Rajasthan had launched the state`s M-sand policy to govern the manufacturing of sand using mining waste. The policy was described as a ‘game changer` by the government and was introduced with the purpose of increasing...