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UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

Lucknow, Aug 8: After the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, it has been reported that many other Indian Administrative Services officers in Uttar Pradesh are not taking action against illegal sand mafia.

In Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, rampant illegal activities of sand mining has become common these days, but after the suspension of Durga Shakti Nagpal, other honest officers have become apprehensive on taking a tough stand against these mafias.

In Bundelkhand areas of Jhansi, Jalaun, Lalitpur, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Banda and Chitrakoot
minerals are found in abundance. On the mountains of these regions, the 'black gold' means graphite is found in huge quantity.

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

After the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, it has been reported that many other Indian Administrative Services officers in Uttar Pradesh are not taking action against illegal sand mafia.

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

After the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, it has been reported that many other Indian Administrative Services officers in Uttar Pradesh are not taking action against illegal sand mafia.

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

After the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, it has been reported that many other Indian Administrative Services officers in Uttar Pradesh are not taking action against illegal sand mafia.

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

After the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, it has been reported that many other Indian Administrative Services officers in Uttar Pradesh are not taking action against illegal sand mafia.

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

UP: Rampant illegal mining in Bundelkhand

After the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal, it has been reported that many other Indian Administrative Services officers in Uttar Pradesh are not taking action against illegal sand mafia.

Perhaps, in a greed to become wealthy in a short period of time, many people are taking undue advantage of their connection with political parties and are indulging in carrying out illegal mining as they know that they will easily get away with it and without having any fear of law.

In past few days, complaints of indiscriminate illegal sand mining from Banda district were reported, then the District Magistrate (DM) Sheetal Verma launched a movement against mafias but she was subsequently transferred by the chief minister Akhilesh Yadav-led government.

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