Kanpur: In compliance with directions issued by the district magistrate, Kanpur Nagar, the mining officer on Thursday launched a checking campaign against overloading in trucks on Jhansi-Kanpur road and realised a sum of Rs 4 lakh as penalty.According to the Mining department, around 110 trucks carrying sand, gravel and grits were checked and seven out of them were penalised on charges of overloading and operating without necessary documents.District magistrate Mahendra Singh Tanwar had directed all members of the task force and relevant officials to maintain continuous monitoring of mining activities and the transportation of minerals within the district, and to conduct surprise inspections. He further instructed that strict action be taken against any instances of illegal mining, transportation of minerals without valid transit documents, or the use of vehicles involved in overloading.The DM clarified that the campaign to effectively curb illegal mining and the irregular transportation of minerals would continue in the district.
