Panchkula, Dec. 26 -- Even as district police and the mining department have struggled to secure convictions in cases related to illegal mining, enforcement action in the form of seizures of JCB machines and vehicles continues across the district, indicating that illegal mining activities are still rampant.

The district police on Thursday caught two JCB machines on shamlat land in Rattewali village. To monitor and prevent illegal mining and transportation of minerals, four flying squads have already been deployed and four check posts have been established in the district. However, despite these measures, the mining mafia appears to be operating with little fear of the police and other authorities.

In a recent report submitted to the Har...