Capt Ashima Das News Today

Just about three months after mining in the border districts of Punjab came under the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s scanner, the state has decided that legal mining would not be allowed within a kilometre of the International Border (IB).

Just about three months after mining in the border districts of Punjab came under the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s scanner, the State has decided that legal mining would not be allowed within a km of the international border.

Less than a fortnight after the Punjab and Haryana High Court called for a report from the Army on the damage to spurs and bunkers following mining activities, the authorities have claimed that the structural integrity and strength would indeed be affected.