Bhubaneswar: The state government would undertake differential global positioning system (DGPS) survey in all 314 tehsils in the state to check illegal mining of minor minerals, said State Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick Wednesday.
The minister said the government would carry out DGPS survey and implement a robust hi-tech system to check illegal mining and transportation of minor minerals by March next year.
The department would implement the IT-based mineral administration through a software application, called Integrated Mines and Mineral Management System (i3MS), for minor mineral transportation as has been done in case of major minerals.
“DGPS survey will be undertaken to identify sources of minor minerals like sand, stone chips, murram and gravels, before they are put to auction,” said Mallick.
To check illegal mining and transportation of minor minerals, the system of issuing permits would be computerised using i3MS system and the issuance of handwritten permits done away with, the minister added.
Mallick also accepted that illegal mining of minor minerals had become rampant in the state and the state was losing huge amount of revenue due to such mining as well as transportation of minor minerals.
Meanwhile, the state government has asked all the district collectors to form squads at the sub-division level to stop illegal mining of minor minerals.
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