Mumbai: Govt will expand drone surveillance and strengthen joint enforcement teams to curb illegal excavation activities across the state, said revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday.A special task force has been formed to carry out large-scale operations, he said. Drone mapping of affected villages will be undertaken, and illegal excavation spots will be identified using geo-tagging and digital mapping tools, including Google Maps integration, said the minister, replying in the legislative assembly to a question raised by the BJP.
