Group attacks Nuh police team during mining check

Unchecked mining in the Aravallis, despite a Supreme Court ban, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday when a rockfall in Pichopa Kalan village of Charkhi Dadri district fell atop a parked vehicle and severely injured its driver, Subhash Singh, who is a resident of the village.

- Leena Dhankhar

GURUGRAM: Unchecked mining in the Aravallis, despite a Supreme Court ban, took a turn for the worse on Wednesday when a rockfall in Pichopa Kalan village of Charkhi Dadri district fell atop a parked vehicle and severely injured its driver, Subhash Singh, who is a resident of the village.

The incident, coming within a fortnight of a blast in Rava village on the Haryana-Rajasthan border, where the mining mafia allegedly detonated a hillock in the protected Aravalli range on December 17, caused widespread outrage among villagers.

This is the fourth major mining-related incident within a month, raising serious questions about the administration's ability to curb rampant quarrying in the state.

Villagers said the rockfall took place around 1.30am and Singh had to be taken to a hospital in Bhiwani. "This was bound to happen. Illegal mining has been ongoing here, with no safety measures in place," said Sanjeev Kumar, another resident.