Punjab CM orders crackdown on illegal mining

News, Punjab

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.