The flying squad of the department carried out 171 raids in 2019 and 127 raids in 2020 to check illegal practices in leases.
GANDHINAGAR: The menace of illegal mining and malpractices of those who have been granted mining lease dominated the question hour of the Gujarat assembly on Monday.
Congress MLAs sought details of the work by the flying squad of mines and minerals department of the government.
Providing information, minister Saurabh Patel said that in the past two years, the flying squad of the department carried out 171 raids in 2019 and 127 raids in 2020 to check illegal practices in leases. He added that mining theft of Rs 120.7 crore was detected in 2019 and Rs 91.8 crore theft was detected in 2020.