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ET Plus Report
JAMMU, Apr 12: Expressing concerns over rapid degrading of ecological balance in state, the environmentalists and ecologists are worried over the stoic silence maintained by the authorities over the Illegal mining from rivers spread across the state resultantly posing a threat to ecology of the state.
According to sources the unabated illegal mining especially from various rivers of the sate in general and Jammu region in particular has become a cause of concern for the environmentalists who have also taken up the issue with the state government to take preventive steps before it is too late.
Seeking government's help in saving the present status of ecology, the environmentalists have urged state to wake up before the things go from bad to worse as failing so the whole state will be facing severe crisis in future.
Environmentalists also observed that increasing illegal mining of sand and stone (called Bajri in local parlance) from the river beds has deepened the bed level of the rivers decreasing their water retention capacity which will lead to water crisis in many parts of the state in future.
The problem is galore in Kathua where especially illegal miners from Punjab are excavating sand and bajri from river bed of Ravi and other nullahs posing a grave threat to ecology. The failure of the concerning departments to take action against the illegal mining and arrest of the non state subjects mafia involved in the trade has emboldened this mafia group who has spread its tentacles.
Sources said hundreds of tippers are being laded from Kathua rivers and nullahs by Punjab mafia daily in connivance with the local staff. Facing the stiff criticism the Flood Control Department has recently now launched a drive by registering cases against eh illegal mining in local police stations of Kathua and Lakhanpur, sources added.
Sources said the problem is not over as the illegal mining still continues as the Department has till date failed to take punitive action against them.
Recently due to illegal mining abetments of a bridge over Balole nullah reportedly was left hanging posing a threat to collapse of the bridge. However the local authorities closed for traffic averting any major tragedy. This problem is being faced everywhere in the state.
The concerned agencies which are supposed to take action against the same are in deep slumber while the menace of illegal mining continues unabated in river basins of Ravi, Ujh, Chilla Danga , Bilole nullhas, Tawi and Chenab rivers in Jammu region. Besides it the illegal sand mining mafia has also continued its activities in Lidder and Vishaw rivers in Anantnag, Rambi Aar in Pulwama, Sindh in Ganderbal and nullah Pohar and other rivers in Kupwara district of Kashmir Valley and is threatening the ecology of the valley popularly known as 'paradise on earth' for being bestowed for the scenic surrounding and blue water rivulets meandering through the whole valley
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