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| Border areas worst-victim of illegal mining mafia, authorities mum: AJKPC | | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 5: All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) today said that the border areas are the worst-victim of illegal mining due to the failure of UT administration to curb the malpractice.
“Border areas are the worst affected due to illegal mining that has inflicted the ecology, flora fauna and water bodies of all districts in Jammu and Kashmir. The problem becomes more serious due to inaction on the part of authorities concerned. Officers concerned have turned a blind eye to the mining mafia,” Anil Sharma, UT President of AJKPC said while addressing a gathering of elected PRI members in border Chowki Choura area of Jammu district.
He said that small water bodies including streams and nullahs in border areas have not been spared by the illegal mining mafia. He said that some vested interests in the administration don’t want self-reliance of the Panchayats.
“In July last year, it was decided to grant mining blocks to the Panchayats through short permits to achieve financial empowerment of grassroots democratic institutions in rural pockets but nothing has been done in this direction so far,” said Sharma.
The AJKPC leader demanded that the rights of mining blocks within the jurisdiction of concerned Panchayat should be conferred to them so that Panchayats are made self-reliant. “The revenue generated through this process would be utilized for the overall development of the concerned Panchayat. It would not only empower Panchayats financially but also end their dependency on the government,” he said.
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