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DC Budgam directed to stop illegal excavation by Mitti mafia ET IMPACT 11/29/2016 9:58:44 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Nov 29: The Deputy Commissioner Budgam has been directed to stop illegal excavation of soil from Karewa Damodar in Wathoora area of the district after a delegation of locals met Minister of State for Environment & Forests in Jammu on Tuesday. Details available with Early Times reveal that a large delegation of people from Wathoora and its adjoining areas met with Minister of State for Environment & Forest Zahoora Ahmad Mir at Jammu on Tuesday. The locals were up in the arms against authorities as they were not taking action against the Mitti Mafia active in the area from last one month. The said Mafia which was earlier active around Budgam town had now found a new area for excavation of soil which could cause a direct threat to the security of Srinagar Airport. As reported already, dozens of JCBs, dumpers and load carriers are seen plying on the Wathoora Banhaar area which is close to Srinagar Airport near Karewa Damodar. From last two months soil is being excavated in this area which is hardly 1km away from the Airport runway JCBs and heavy duty bull dozers are on the job in this area and nobody from Geology and Mining , District administration Budgam or Defence Estates Department tried to stop this illegal work. The district administration which had acted against the organised gang of people (Mitti Mafia) responsible for excavating soil from Karewas of Budgam especially in Dardpora , Choon and adjoining localities of Budgam around June area are again active from last one month as they took advantage of the unrest in Kashmir valley. Early Times had filed several reports on this issue in May and June and finally the District Administration Budgam with active support of Police had launched a crackdown on this mafia. The Karewas (wodder) of central Kashmir's Budgam district are under continuous threat of extinction as the soil excavation work on these had continued since last more than a decade now. An estimated 30 to 40% of the Karewas in Budgam , Khansahib and Chadoora tehsils alone have been raised to ground after continuous plunder by huge bull dozers , JCB's and other heavy duty earth excavators. Sources say that Minister gave clear directions to DC Budgam for putting a ban of the illegal excavation of soil as this is causing lot of environmental pollution in the area.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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