District Mining Officers informed that presently approval has been accorded to one sand mine namely M/s Usraut Sand Mine located at village Usraut, Tehsil& District Raigarh, which is in operation. Copy of the Mine lease deed and environment clearance letter is enclosed. The Chhattisgarh State Mining Department has already identified 22 suitable sites in the Raigarh district for sanctioning new sand mining leases and further action in this regard is under progress, which invariably useful to meet the demand of local people. Copy of the above 22 identified suitable sites are enclosed. Reportedly Officers of the Chhattisgarh State Mining Department carryout regular inspection at different locations of the district for prevention of unauthorized sand mining. As per Rule 21(4)(5) of MMDR, Act, 1957, State Mining Department seized the vehicles deployed and imposed penalty of Rs. 1,25,000/(Rupees one lakh twenty-five thousand only) for the committed illegal mining of sand at Village-Kandagarh, Tehsil-Pussour, District-Raigarh and copy of the same enclosed as Annexure4.The adjudication process is still under process. The State Mining Department based on the site inspection held on 20.06.2024 seized about 3,000 m3 of sand at Village- Usraut for storage of sand and the case is under process for imposition of penalty as per Rule 21(4)(5) of MMDR, Act, 1957. Copy of the same is enclosed as Annexure-5. As informed by the Chhattisgarh State Mining Department, though there is regular inspection of the different areas of the district, no other illegal sand mining case is reported yet.
