Sand business will start from 400 new ghats in Bihar, drone surveillance to crack down on mafia, mining from when?

So far 373 ghats have been auctioned. The process of auctioning 611 ghats is going on. Out of the already existing 580 ghats, there are about 250 which could not be auctioned due to their size or area being very large. After review at the department level, these ghats were divided into several smaller units.

Sudhir Kumar Hindustan, PatnaFri, 11 Oct 2024 01:21 AM share

Now the number of sand ghats in Bihar has increased to 984. Earlier this number was 580. The main reason for the increase in their numbers is the division of large ghats into smaller units. The mining process will start soon on all these 400 new sand ghats. The process of auctioning all the new and existing sand ghats is going on at a fast pace.

Sand mining activity is going to resume in the state from October 15. Also, the pace of auction of sand ghats will speed up. Sand mining activity remains closed during the rainy season on the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). However, the Mines and Geology Department is preparing to auction most of the sand ghats.

Auction of 373 ghats completed

So far 373 ghats have been auctioned. The process of auctioning 611 ghats is going on. Out of the already existing 580 ghats, there are about 250 which could not be auctioned due to their size or area being very large. After review at the department level, these ghats were divided into several smaller units. Due to this, the number of Ghats increased by about 400 and at present it has increased to 984. So far, environmental approval has been received for 237 sand ghats in the state, but the process of sand mining has started only on 152 sand ghats.

The number of mining ghats will increase

With the commencement of mining activity across the state, the auction process will be completed rapidly and the number of mining ghats will increase. Various arrangements including Dharam Kanta, check post have been made to prevent illegal mining as well as overloading at all the ghats. It has been made mandatory to write the license number and other information with a red stripe on vehicles carrying minerals. Also, it is mandatory to install GPS in vehicles.