Illegal mining: Three vehicles impounded by Baddi police

Tribune News Service

Solan, September 16

In a crackdown on illegal mining, the Baddi police seized two mini-trucks, a tractor and an earth excavation machine from three places.

DSP, Baddi, Navdeep Singh said that a penalty of Rs 25,000 had been imposed on the owners of the impounded vehicles. A mini-truck was found transporting illegally quarried material near the Sirsa river while a tractor was impounded at Androla village.

An earth mover and another mini-truck were impounded at Barotiwala. The owners of the mini-truck and the earth excavation machine were yet to pay the penalty.