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The New Indian Express Jeypore
|April 09, 2025
CONTINUING its crackdown on illegal coal mining in the district, the Sundargarh administration on Tuesday unearthed more open-pit mines in Ratansara and Bhograkachhar forests in Hemgir block.
Led by Sundargarh sub-collector Dasarathi Sarabu, a team comprising sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Nirmal Mohapatra, Hemgir tehsildar and other officials raided the two forests, around two to 10 km from Telendihi revenue forest where massive illegal coal mining was unearthed three days back.
Sources informed that over 10 open cast pits were found with more than 100 tonne of coal dumps inside the two forests. The team also found a loading point inside Ratansara reserve forest, which is located around two km from Telendihi. Preliminary investigation revealed that illegally excavated coal stocks were being transported in tractor-driven trollies and stacked for dispatch to different destinations in multi-axle trucks.
This story is from the April 09, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Jeypore.
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