Hefty fine fixed for release of seized vehicles
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Feb 11: Expressing serious concern over failure of the Geology and Mining Department and Police to check illegal mining and transportation of minor minerals from River Tawi without proper permission and challan, a Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey has issued directions for mentioning the names of the involved officials of any of the department in the FIRs so that investigation may also be conducted with regard to their role.
Moreover, the Division Bench, while modifying its earlier order, has authorized the Magistrates to release the vehicles seized on the ground of illegal and unauthorized mining and fixed Rs 50,000 as fine for first time violation, Rs 1 lakh for second time violation and confiscation of vehicle till completion of investigation pursuant to the FIR or the proceedings on the complaint.
In Jammu, volunteers are cleaning up River Tawi with little government help
Over the years, its water quality has deteriorated due to the dumping of waste and discharge of sewage into it. Jan 12, 2021 · 07:30 pm Children and young people gather at Gujjar Nagar in Jammu to clean up the riverbank. | Tapasya Tofuss / The Third Pole
“You can see how polluted it is here,” said 11-year-old Zakir, pointing at piles of litter along a stretch of the Tawi river in the city of Jammu. “I want this area to be clean and trees to be planted.” He grappled with a twisted mess of plastic waste and put it into a bag.
River Tawi Front Project
Those of us who might have got a chance to ”see” Sabarmati River in Ahmedabad, Gujarat a few years back ,must be well acquainted with its pitiable condition then, where not only it had virtually no water flowing except during monsoon period but stink and heaps of garbage were all to be seen in it around it and near it. However, to develop a waterfront along its banks, though conceived in late 60s and later undergoing many hiccups, finally work on it began only in 2005 and by 2012 all complete, it was thrown open to public and to utter surprise of those who had seen what Sabarmati River looked like before, perhaps, could not have believed the wonderful transformation. Sabarmati Riverfront has become synonymous with what innovation andhuman determination together can achieve. We are privy to how this riverfront is increasingly featured in many Bollywood films, how events of international importance are held in the Riverfront where a few magnificent buildi
Contract Committee delaying decision on financial bid
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Jan 1: In yet another testimony of Government’s non-serious approach towards Jammu, the much-hyped project for development of River Tawi front on the pattern of Sabarmati River front in Gujarat has failed to come out of the official files during the past five and half years.
Moreover, nobody in the Housing and Urban Development Department and Jammu Development Authority is in a position to spell out whether the project aimed at promotion of tourism will ever become reality.
Official sources told EXCELSIOR that the proposal for overall development of River Tawi front in Jammu city on the pattern of Sabarmati River front in Gujarat was approved in the 74th meeting of the Board of Directors of Jammu Development Authority held in June 2015.
Special Task Force launches crackdown against illegal extraction of minor mineral from Tawi
Seizes extracted Sand & Bajri, vehicles involved
JAMMU: To check the menace of illegal extraction of Sand and others minor minerals from the banks of River Tawi and its Tributary, the Special Task Force (STF) constituted by the J&K Government, conducted raids and surprise checks at multiple places in the vicinity of Jammu City.
During the surprise checking, 250 MT Sand, 330 MT Bajri and 210 MT Bolders illegally extracted from River Tawi and dumped for further sale and distribution were seized and handed over to the concerned SHOs on the Superdnama and assessment of the penalty by the Geology and Mining Department under Law.