Chandigarh: With an aim at cracking down on
illegal mining and tax evasion by miners, Punjab Chief
Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today ordered the setting up
of special multi-department joint teams in all the districts
of the state.
The teams, which will be headed by the respective deputy
commissioners, would comprise officials from taxation, mining,
revenue and police departments, an official spokesperson
disclosed, adding that they would be mandated to set up nakas
to check illegal mining and evasion of taxes.